08-02-2018, 10:25 PM
We trolled Strawberry yesterday (Wed.) and my "littlest" 18 yr old grandson had a pretty good time reeling in some nice fish...3 of us, 12 Kokanee total, but released 2 - 10"ers...of those 10 keepers, 3 silvers, and 7 turning pink....3 hook-jaws forming on the 3 largest....All really nice fish....Cleaning and filleting them, yes, the Pinks are getting a little softer fleshed, but are still great at this stage....and if you're worried, put them on the smoker.....any stage of Pink is great on the smoker -- I just pulled mine off a few hours ago.....can't be beat....3 and 4 weeks ago, 2 of us were pulling in 2 dozen cutts per trip, but the last 2 times out, only 8 to 10 total per trip, and now only a few of those tiny 8 to 10"ers...So we're glad for that....Time running out....Guluk to all you Kokaholics!.....[cool]
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