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    Kokanee tips and tricks?

    I seem to recall a similar thread a while back but I can't find it anywhere.

    My cabin sits on a quiet lake just outside Lillooet. I don't see many boats, so not much fishing pressure. In the fall there seems to be a healthy Kokanee spawn so I'd like to devote some time this summer to chasing them.

    I have a 14' jon with an electric motor, light spinning tackle and a light fly rod.

    I'd appreciate advice from the experienced fishermen-- how to target these fish.
    Is Justin Competent, or just incompetent?

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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    https://www.bcfishn.com/kokanee-fishing-101/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A9FwHCKjig

    any lake troll with a snubber tipped with a pink or red wedding band worked for me trolling in s patters. They have soft mouths which is why you need a snubber on the trolling/flashers set up. They are great smoked or on the bbq fresh.

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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    Second a wedding band with worm, they will smash it once you find them
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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    How do you find the right depth? I don’t have downriggers. Just experiment with various weights on the line?
    Is Justin Competent, or just incompetent?

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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    Different weights and count out how many pulls of line off the reel you put out.

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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    If you want to use your fly rod, it's been a long while since I used this method but it works, drifting with a slime line (intermediate sink) and a #14 mini leech in red or burgundy (with a little flash) on a light fly rod is great for koks.

    I have a canvas top on my boat that acts like a mini sail so you might have to row ever so slightly to get your line down and out behind you. You might have to row faster to get a type 3 to trail behind you. Kokanee can be caught with your line down only about 8 to 10 feet. If I remember correctly about 40-50 pulls off your reel does the trick.

    And the added bonus of no motor noise is relaxing, and won't kill your battery .
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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    they are typically shallow until july like less than 15-20feet.

    then deeper lots of times i can see my gear behind the boat.

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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    Sorry, you can't catch a kokanee no matter what you do.

    But if you try cured shrimp who knows.
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    Re: Kokanee tips and tricks?

    We have lots of helpful tips and trick in our Facebook group. Search out our group at Kokanee Fishing BC. We are a public group so no need to join the group unless you want to ask questions. All the information you need and more is there.

    Also, we have a youtube channel called Fougere Family Adventures that might be of some help to you. I have lots of kokanee fishing videos there and some how to videos as well. I hope this helps you. Here's the link to our channel.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDP..._as=subscriber

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