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Kayak Fishing => Let's Talk Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: threecreeks on July 20, 2022, 12:20:43 PM

Title: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee (and a part deux).
Post by: threecreeks on July 20, 2022, 12:20:43 PM
It’s crazy that I first registered for this site in 2007….where have the years gone?

Anyways…I moved to Joseph from Bend and took up Kokanee fishing after watching a bunch of Spilt Milt’s videos to learn tricks of the trade. Wallowa Lake is 15 minutes from my place. Today I finally caught one of those Wallowa Lake monsters. 23.5” long…5-6 pounds conservatively (I didn’t have a scale). Pink micro-hoochie with shoepeg fished behind a dodger at 30 feet on the downrigger. I trolled back through the same area and hooked up with another monster that broke me off between my snelled hooks. Pictures aren’t great but the next biggest fish I caught was 15 inches for reference.

*Part Deux…..

Slower bite this morning…..but caught another nice one. 21 and change….3-4 pounds

Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: Stinger Hook on July 20, 2022, 12:43:48 PM
Wow, that is an awesome fish!
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: rawkfish on July 20, 2022, 02:45:14 PM
 :o Daaaaammmnn!! Nice fish!
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: SD2OR on July 20, 2022, 02:47:34 PM
Super impressive!
Awesome job!
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: Captain Redbeard on July 20, 2022, 02:57:37 PM
Man that is huge - nice job! I would love to fish Wallowa sometime even just for the natural beauty.
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: Spot on July 20, 2022, 03:34:22 PM
That's a monster!  Nice job!


-Mark-
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: threecreeks on July 20, 2022, 03:53:36 PM
Thanks fellas!
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee
Post by: Nobaddays on July 21, 2022, 08:22:33 AM
That’s a great fish.  Good to see there are still some big ones there.  Also good to see you back on the forum.
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee (and a part deux).
Post by: hdpwipmonkey on July 21, 2022, 11:34:01 AM
Holy Sheet!  :o

Thats a beast!

Congrats
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee (and a part deux).
Post by: Stinger Hook on July 21, 2022, 12:18:29 PM
It looks like now you brought a better fillet knife for this size fish:-)

Congrats on another great catch.
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee (and a part deux).
Post by: threecreeks on July 21, 2022, 04:14:17 PM
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Quote from: Stinger Hook on July 21, 2022, 12:18:29 PM
It looks like now you brought a better fillet knife for this size fish:-)

Congrats on another great catch.

Thanks….never leave home without it…
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee (and a part deux).
Post by: jed on July 21, 2022, 06:32:24 PM
Nice fish, those are monsters. Glad to see someone else from this side of the State on here.
Title: Re: Wallowa Lake PR Kokanee (and a part deux).
Post by: LanderCreek on July 31, 2022, 09:14:58 PM
Congrats on that amazing fish! I’m a Spilt Milt follower too! I’m in Walla Walla and plan to go to Wallowa Lake this weekend. What does August Kokanee fishing look like there? Thanks.