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Topic: Kokanee on a bug wand?  (Read 4220 times)

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Ranger Dave

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Rather than hi-jack the Sunset Bay thread, I decided to start this one. My question is, has anyone or does anyone fish for Kokanee with a fly rod? I read with great interest the ability to catch fish from a kayak in the salt. With great interest, because I was envisioning an entire length of sinking line and most of the backing being ripped into depths unknown.

That said, one of my new interests (at least this week) is Kokanee, and after seeing they can be caught without a down rigger (thanks a lot Tyler/uplandsandpiper >:(), I'm wondering about with flies and fly fishing equipment. Any and all replies are welcome, as are equipment suggestions and links to videos in reference to the same.
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yaktastic

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I have never fly fished kokanee.here is my .02

I would think trolling a pink trolling fly on a sinking line would do it,but there are things I would add.a long leader 15-20 ft,add a few split shots,then the fly needs action.

Wiggle fin tackle makes a button that that goes on the line that gives your lure,fly, or bait a irregular shake and wiggle and shutter.I will post a link to it.
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Caught the tail end of a fly fishing show a couple of weeks ago where they were fly fishing for kokanees in Canada. The setup was pretty simple.5-6 weight fly rod,fast sinking line,a 6"section of shock gum tied in as the butt section for the leader and 10-12 ft. leader.The flies that they were using was chironomids, mayflies and damsel patterns. They also used small sparse flies of fluorescent colors(chart. and pink)with lots of flash. They also fished shallow water(20ft. or less) for them with a floating line, slip indicator and about a15 to 20 ft. leader. So what maybe crazy charlies, gotchas and shad flies tied in sizes 8 to 12. Maybe something that glows in the dark too! Hope this helps some what.
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Caught them early in the year on a Baetis emerger on a clear int. line on a WA lake, Also East lake, same setup in 16 ft. water just letting the fly hang, my 2 cents. they kinda smell funny which is weird...
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Dave, you've got some great koke water up your way at Merwin and Yale. I've been looking into this here in central Oregon, too. My initial thought was a pink pattern on a fast-sink nymphing line, but I have watched friends catch some big kokes in shallow Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing chironomids for big rainbows. I think where the fly rod really comes in handy is when you find kokes jumping, which they seem to do off and on at almost every koke lake. Then all you need is your regular fly gear and floating line. I hope to try this soon.


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Dave, you've got some great koke water up your way at Merwin and Yale. I've been looking into this here in central Oregon, too. My initial thought was a pink pattern on a fast-sink nymphing line, but I have watched friends catch some big kokes in shallow Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing chironomids for big rainbows. I think where the fly rod really comes in handy is when you find kokes jumping, which they seem to do off and on at almost every koke lake. Then all you need is your regular fly gear and floating line. I hope to try this soon.


+1 on the chronomids at Crane. Caught some of the biggest I've ever caught this way.
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Threecreeks, yes, there are some real toads in Crane. Unfortunately, the fish in Crane typically have a lot of geosmin in their flesh. I found them virtually inedible last time I tried. It's a problem in Wickiup as well, especially in June and later.


 

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