04-22-2019, 05:34 PM
My neighbor and I were planning to make our first trip of the season to Flaming Gorge on Saturday. However, some last minute work issues caused for a change of plans and we decided to try Jordanelle instead after seeing the post by mtncat1. We arrived at about 11:30 am and fished between the PWC ramp and the dam. The fishing started out a little slow but we were able to get two nice rainbows. We were fishing with Kokanee gear with all 5 lines between 6 and 45 feet. At about 3pm we finally hooked up with a small kokanee at 36 feet. Were were able to get 6 more in the boat and missed a couple as well. Pink and purple with tuna garlic scent seemed to be the best color for the kokanee and both rainbows were caught on chartreuse spinner/squid near the surface. The kokes were all on the small side at about 10-12 inches. Overall it was a fun day and we were happy to find our first Jordanelle Kokes but a little disappointed on the size. Hopefully they grow a little over the course of the summer.
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