09-24-2003, 02:02 AM
I have had some luck catching Kokes from a tube . I do best when it is raining while fishing this time of year .On rainy days I have hooked up to 20 fish in a day . But they can be had on sunny days just slower fishing . Spawning kokes are close to shore at the strawberry this time of year . I will use chartreuse or hot pink flies or jigs . Strip aggressively and they will hit it on the pause . I have even ate some that are in spawn colors that were smoked and they tasted great . I just have never learned how to smoke fish myself . If you harvest fish take the males and let the females go . My biggest fish was 23 " male and it got away while I was fishing for my camera out of my tube .
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