Mackay

[fshnfwl]

Fished Mackay today. Took a couple hours to limit out. Koks are averaging 10". Ice was 8". Fished out from the ramp off the bottom.
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[MMDon]

Thanks for the report!
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[thebug]

what were you using i have yet to ice a koke
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[Bmarsh]

[quote thebug]what were you using i have yet to ice a koke[/quote]

go to lure for kokes for me and the guys I fish with is Swedish pimples in white/pearl tipped with half a meal worm, change out the treble for a single hook. If there are kokes around this jigged will usually bring them in.
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[curt69]

My best lure is a pink Swedish pimple at Mackay and Ririe .
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[Steelie30]

I'll second the Sweedish Pimple in pink for Kokanee. I have also found that if you want to be successful for Kokanee in Mackay and Ririe you should be fishing at suspended depths. In Mackay around the dam I like to fish 2 depths. 10' and 20'. Kokanee are schooling fish and they rarely school near the bottom. Their food source is suspended in the water column since they are primarily a filter feeding fish. I also like the single hook option on the pimple tipped with a mealy or waxie. Pink seems to be the ticket.

In Ririe it is the same deal. However instead of 10' and 20' I tend to fish 20' and 40'. Once you find the Kokanee in either Mackay and Ririe keep that pimple bouncing to keep those fish interested or you may have to wait a while until they school back around.

Good Luck!
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[pisces_mortem]

Fished the upper access on the 22nd and did well with baited small jigs. Ice is ~10". The edges were soft in places, but only ankle deep. Stayed busy from 9:00 until noon. Nice to see the Mackay kokanee getting a bit more size.
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[Bmarsh]

Another thing on Kokes is that I have tended to do better the more rods we had jigging. Best days are when we have had 4-5 guys jigging two poles a piece. The action was more consistent and we could keep the school around longer. A flasher for kokes or a lilbuddy fish finder is pretty helpful so you can dial in the depth that the school is coming through. We've had days that it was drop to the bottom and reel up one time for them, and others they suspend mid way through the water column.
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