Hey ekul246 I cant tell you anything about kokanee fishing but I did see you would like to try stave lake just watch the lake as the lake can get pretty windy. Like today went on the lake near the boat launch it was a bit windy but on the main lake it was pretty calm. And going out this time of year barely any boats out on the water. So for the weather I look up stave falls powerhouse weather mission bc and it is pretty good for telling you about the weather.
Good luck kokanee fishing.
Oh yes watch out for the stumps a lot of stumps on the lake and know the buoy markers. Believe me you will loose some fishing gear on stave lake.
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Look at your local fishing store for a small, 1 - 2 ft in length wedding band, "gang troll" or a small flasher set, remember Kokanee are relatively small.
Use swivels at each connection. Tie on about 1.5 ft. of fishing line and tie the end of that to a Dick Knight ( small "spoon" with hook ) or a Kokanee Killer, same idea.
Some attach bait to the hook. Troll slowly. Suggest the rubber "snubber" so you don't rip the hook out too easily.
we just had em on the rod. I think the one I used to most of the time was called a Kokanee troll, but when I just goggled it I didn’t see anything. Pretty small as far as gang trolls go, but if you’re looking for a fight, a Kokanee dragging a gang troll around isn’t going to get you excited.
Cabela's carries a willow leaf gang troll that I was considering https://www.cabelas.ca/product/8596/...af-lake-trolls. I'm going to be ordering a couple dodgers. This one https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/yaki...kokanee-dodger in silver and surfer. Both 3 3/4".
The overall setup i was considering before starting this thread was a dodger followed by a spoon or wedding band tipped with krill. Two rods set up. One is a light 5'6" and then the medium 6'6".
But I am interested by what Jagermeister said about lead core line.
Which non-downrigger method is the most popular?
Last edited by ekul246; 01-13-2019 at 09:35 PM.
There is no denying that gang trolls work. But the weight of the gang troll over a single flasher and tiny spoon makes it necessary to have the snubber and you will miss some hits.
I have gang trolls, they have not seen the light of day for years until this year when I found a new use for them as ornaments on the Christmas Tree.
Elknut, wander over to Horse Lake, Deka or Bridge Lakes for some dam fine Kokanee fishing. Pick up the smaller Sling Blade. Works mighty fine according to my son, the fishing legend. I taught him every thing he knows, well just about everything, some things he picked up on his own.
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Thanks Jagermeister....I'm too busy fishing chironomids for big rainbow...When I lived down at the coast then Kawkawa was great for spring fishing..I have friends that fish for kokanee in Deka and Bridge lakes ..They mainly troll for them ...I'm not into that anymore..I've caught kokanee on the chironomid during a mayfly hatch on Horse lake .....Thanks again Jagermeister....Dennis
Oops, was driving back from the cabin and ekul246's comment about the size of wedding bands got me thinking about what I said.
I should have said "willowleaf" not wedding band, the wedding band is the for the end of the line, like the Kokanee Killers and such.
Don't know what I was thinking but I'll claim advancing age and beer impairment.
Sorry.