07-22-2024, 03:19 AM
(07-22-2024, 02:02 AM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: Porcupine has been great to me this year. I've fished it three times for kokanee. 14, 16, and 18 fish on each trip. I was reluctant to post until someone else did. Best fishing was VERY early morning until about 9:30-10am. 30' down (probably deeper now) and about 50 feet behind the ball. Squids and dodgers. Fish aren't huge (12-14" but perfect for smoking and eating. A football player from USU drowned up there on Saturday.
Not that I ever fish Porcupine, but I have a question. Why the 50' set back? I fish regularly for kokanee on other waters. When they are on the surface, I use long setbacks, sometimes longer than 50'. However when I find the fish 25' or deeper I usually shorten the setbacks as I do not see the fish show boat shyness. Fished Jordanelle, twice this last week and Flaming Gorge once. Fish were 35+ feet deep. I used 10 and 15' setbacks with great success. I'm not questioning your success, just wondering the theory behind the long line. Seems it increases the tangle likelihood.