Here's a webpage I snaked from another member on here...it has a lot of good tips and science to back up the claims.
http://www.fishwithgary.com/kokanee_univ...part1.html
As far as the salmon fishing at Strawberry right now, based on other posts on here and also my personal expereience so far this year, it has been awesome.
In my opinion:
It doesn't matter which side you fish, you can catch kokanee. The bay side seems to have a lot more cutthroats that seem to be willing and you may have to "weed" through them to find some salmon but it is very doable and it's fun to just catch fish at times. There is a triangle that goes from Hawes point, to the ladders, to the marina that if you follow those general lines it puts you in an area to catch kokanee (as a general rule). We found some last week just North of Hawes point out in the middle. All salmon were caught on a dodger and a squid tipped with a maggot (the maggot is a must). However, I did hear of some caught on an osprey.
As far as the Soldier Creek side, IN MY OPINION, there are less willing cutthroats and the majority of the fish will be kokanee. The opening of the narrows is a great place to fish but can be a little crowded on busy days. Not only with fisherman but with people passing through as well. If you come from out of the narrows and head North toward the main marina, that is also a good run that has produced. There is a hump that is out closer to the middle and you need to stay between the shoreline and the hump. All the fish I have been catching have been in water over 70 feet or more (I'm not fishing at 70, but the depth needs to be that deep or deeper). Also, like was mentioned, straight out from the main marina across to the other side where the road goes to the dam is also another good run. And don't forget to fish from the Aspen Grove marina (once you hit the main bay) straight down towards the mouth of the narrows.
I have found most of the fish I am catching at 25-40 feet and am trolling at about 1.2-1.9. I use a dodger and a squid all tipped with a maggot in white or pink. Colors have been anywhere from pink, green, and orange squids, and dodgers in bahama mama, orange shatter, and even a straight purple with pink stripe.
Let me know how you do and if you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask!
Good Luck and have fun!!
Someone always wants proof so here is a couple of pictures from the last two trips.
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