08-19-2021, 09:19 PM
(08-19-2021, 05:56 PM)MMDon Wrote:(08-16-2021, 01:08 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:(08-11-2021, 05:56 AM)mtncntrykid Wrote: One that comes to mind was kok's in Anderson Ranch Res. Word hit early one year about 3 years or so ago and the fish got slaughtered with the high keep limit and it hasn't recovered yet.
Looks like the thinning of the kokes really helped there because at the tournament earlier this year the top 7 caught kokanee teams averaged over 2 lbs for each koke with biggest coming in at over 22". The winning team averaged over 3 lbs for each koke. This was a 6 koke limit, on this tournament.
Catching one or two 2 lb kokes for 8 hours on the water isn't worth the time to fish. That is the issue.
I sure can't speak for the average every day kokes fisherman there but the top seven teams in that tournament caught 6 kokes that weighed between 2 lbs and 3 lbs. Maybe we can't all do that well there, it could be those guys are all pros but at least it is encouraging to know there are bigger fish in there. Have you been catching 1 or 2 kokes on your trips there since the downturn began? I agree with you, if most of those fishing there are only catching one or two kokes per trip, it isn't worth going.