Strawberry - Out With the Masses for Kokes

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Hit the Berry early Saturday at Strawberry Bay Marina, along with what looked like half of the Salt Lake Valley... No problem launching when it's barely light. Took a longtime fishing friend and two newbies wanting to learn all about Kokanee fishing. We started in the main bay and looped toward Mud Creek. Not much to show except for a few Cuttys. Moved to a couple of other spots that have produced in the past and the fun was on! Caught Kokes & Cutts steady for most of the morning. The neophytes lost six at the boat. Coaching helped later. Ended up with six very nice ones in the cooler. Overall, not a bad morning out. Most we got were @ 15 feet, with some down as far as 35 feet, typically over +50 foot depths. Water was incredibly clear - could see down 15 feet, which probably helped get more bites. Used mostly pink, orange and purple UV  squids today. Retrieving the boat was a joke with people who have no clue how to land a boat and all the boats trying to launch at 1:00pm in the wind. Almost got squashed by a huge pontoon boat getting pushed over into me by the wind... Ah, the joys of fishing during Kokanee mayhem...

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