Brambles 2015 kootenay lake fishing log

[Brambles]

This winter is slower than last winter by a fair margin. I don't have the Totals at home, my log calender is in the boat. Things will turn around, winter is always slower than any other time of year?... With fish entering winter low on body weight, and food scarce...im sure they are laying dormant. I see lots of good fish at 200-250 ft. This last August had some of my best back to back days with 17 and 20 fish. We just need some kokanee!,

[tim3500]

And the old saying. Bad Day Fishing Better Than A Good Day At Work ! I dont look at as poor fishing but experementing to see what works that is what makes great fishermen keep up the good work .

[Sofa King]

And the old saying. Bad Day Fishing Better Than A Good Day At Work ! I dont look at as poor fishing but experementing to see what works that is what makes great fishermen keep up the good work .

its hard to experiment and test anything when the fish are awol.
the time to experiment is when the fish are biting.

[tim3500]

The fish are there . You have to make them bite !

[Brambles]

The fish are there . You have to make them bite !

Come on up and give it a shot!,

[Jim Prawn]

Shoot Brambles, sounds like its time to pack'er in. Go scoutin for some mulie sheds, shoot some yotes, catch a couple dozen two pounders out of a mud puddle somewhere... I must say I am truly impressed with your perserverence (or however that's spelled). If I had that kind of patience while I was hunting I would have my name in the book by now!
JP

[Down South]

I have seen the same kind of decline in Okanagan Lake over the last 15 years, hopefully we will see improvement in the near future, as I can't imagine it getting worse

[Brambles]

Shit Brambles, sounds like its time to pack'er in. Go scoutin for some mulie sheds, shoot some yotes, catch a couple dozen two pounders out of a mud puddle somewhere... I must say I am truly impressed with your perserverence (or however that's spelled). If I had that kind of patience while I was hunting I would have my name in the book by now!
JP

I won't give up yet, I got moorage on my boat until the End of September so I'll fish till then. Depending on how it looks at that point I might pull it out and give it time to improve! I hate giving up so it will be a tough decision!!

im looking forward to hiking around this spring, shed hunting is gonna be super tough, the snow is almost completely gone at the wintering elevations.

[Sofa King]

I have seen the same kind of decline in Okanagan Lake over the last 15 years, hopefully we will see improvement in the near future, as I can't imagine it getting worse

yup.
although, its not like okanagan was really great.
ive fished it since 2000, and have put in many a dawn til dusk day out there, with never so much as a tap on any of the rods.
but we do that because you never know when that 16 lber is going to make that reel start screaming.
we know they are in the lakes, but it can be extremely rare to meet them.

[Sofa King]

is the worm dillema still a problem on kootenay?
is that corelated to the dwindling kokanee stocks?
or another issue that is plaguing the lake?

any chance that overfishing could also be a factor?
i know from many pics ive seen , that a whole lot of those trophy fish are being killed.