09-09-2021, 03:47 PM
(09-09-2021, 03:23 PM)Mildog Wrote: Ross creek at this water level would be a NO GO for you Pat. I went up there a day last weekend to check it out with my wife to stretch out legs, swim Bella throw dummies for her to retrieve and get out of the valley for a bit. It is a long walk from the parking area!! The old road goes into the lake and it is a nice place to have the dog swim and retrieve without getting muddy.Thankee, sir. That's pretty much what I already understood about Ross Creek. Accessible but difficult if you gotta hike a ways.
Technically is is a motor less launch area. I don’t think any body would bother you with your tube and electric motor. When the lake is high/full it’s pretty close to parking area. Saw a few people hauling stand ups and such, pretty long hike to the lake right now!
I didn’t take any pictures, sorry!
Also we checked river inlet at Rock Cliffs for kokes, very disappointing compared to last year, I checked it a little later then so may have to look again later.
Last year lots and lots of them in many different holes and runs. This year I saw 5 total all In one spot. Fully colored up and moving chasing around in spawning mode. Numbers way down , to be fair I may have to check in a couple weeks to match timing to make a better comparison. From what I saw this trip it matched up with my thoughts of much lower numbers in the lake than earlier years in the Koke experiment.
Mildog out
Sounds like your earlier in the year assessment of Jordanelle kokes might be all too real...with decreased numbers and decreased spawning. Sounds like DWR needs to do regular supplemental plantings if the koke fishery is going to be sustainable there. Like some of the other species in the lake, we have seen what their potential is. But without help they ain't gonna proliferate.