06-22-2016, 02:03 AM
[quote Quicky]I would be willing to bet the kokanee there shy away from noises of a gas trolling motor. Even electric puts some sound signature in the water. There is probably a time when they don't care but now is probably a time when they do. Do you think some of the kokes have wised up to a common squid pattern?[/quote]
The guys using gas motors and electronics were catching just as many as me, and I don't have any of that stuff. The downrigger cable actually makes some noise too, and some believe the downrigger weight scares fish as well. For wary fish you set the lure far behind the release clip. I produced hits 20'-70' behind the pontoon, and trolled 35' down. Makes no difference how far back you set the rig, they just won't bite. They're full of tiny invertebrates and phytoplankton. I have been thinking about shrinking my presentation a bit more, but I need a few more days to even consider going back. Guys I talked to said this was the worst they have seen it in 30 years, and they were not marking many fish. I have been reading about other lakes in the northwest that have been uncharacteristically slow, and some believe their was a disruption in water quality/oxygen that caused a big "culling" event or die out. Its very possible that the numbers just ain't there. I hope somebody could prove that wrong.
Does anybody know how causey has been doing for kokanee?
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The guys using gas motors and electronics were catching just as many as me, and I don't have any of that stuff. The downrigger cable actually makes some noise too, and some believe the downrigger weight scares fish as well. For wary fish you set the lure far behind the release clip. I produced hits 20'-70' behind the pontoon, and trolled 35' down. Makes no difference how far back you set the rig, they just won't bite. They're full of tiny invertebrates and phytoplankton. I have been thinking about shrinking my presentation a bit more, but I need a few more days to even consider going back. Guys I talked to said this was the worst they have seen it in 30 years, and they were not marking many fish. I have been reading about other lakes in the northwest that have been uncharacteristically slow, and some believe their was a disruption in water quality/oxygen that caused a big "culling" event or die out. Its very possible that the numbers just ain't there. I hope somebody could prove that wrong.
Does anybody know how causey has been doing for kokanee?
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