Kokanee fishing

Are any of the  reservoirs high enough to launch a kayak? I need to get out!

LBC should be plenty high.

LBC should be plenty high.

They were biting as of a couple of weeks ago. Jumpers and active biters.

That's a vague question without better location info. 

If you are in salem, Detroit may still be accessible, especially with a kayak.

If you want to drive north a bit, Merwin and Yale in SW Wa are fishing well from what I see

That's a vague question without better location info. 

If you are in salem, Detroit may still be accessible, especially with a kayak.

If you want to drive north a bit, Merwin and Yale in SW Wa are fishing well from what I see

For Detroit Lake,   launching at the Detroit Flats Day Use area can be done most of the year.  At the far end of the parking lot there is a route down to the old road.  Launching there shortens the distance quite a bit but do expect to have mud and potentially a steep shore.  I have no idea what the fishing is like during the winter.

A recent (Dec 23rd) Statesman Journal article described Detroit Lake right now:

https://tinyurl.com/rpqr68n

[On a cool morning last week, Henry and I met at Detroit Lake with a plan: we would carry his 12-foot, 100-pound Jon boat from a parking lot to the water.

The next part was tricky.

At Mongold boat ramp and parking lot, the lakebed drops so steeply that trying to get a boat to the water might have required a bobsled run down the bank.

Instead, we headed to the old boat ramp at Detroit Lake, which still has a parking lot. This route required a longer carry — around 400 to 500 yards — but was a lot more level.

 “Fire the glutes!” Henry said, in encouraging both of us to lift with our butt and legs, as we both have lower back issues.]

Merwin has been fishing pretty well, although it seems catches have come in batches with fish in concentrated schools and the bite being hot or not. Water is a bit colder than is best, but limits still coming in. Good number of floating/semi submerged logs, but that's never been an issue for me in a kayak; some PBs that open the throttle have used their hull/prop as a log finder.

I haven't heard reports of anyone fishing Yale.