04-22-2008, 03:31 AM
Hey Aluma,
In Lake Pend Oreille and Kootenay Lake, they use bucktail flies. In Pend Oreille, they use Frisky Jenny flies, tied in Coeur d'Alene. You can see them at their website. In Kootenay L., they like a fly called Polar Hair. These tend to be used in the early spring when the fish are on top. They will use them when there is a chop on top, which gives the fly an erratic action. They almost always use them behind side planers. They troll at about 3-4 mph. Sidewinder has a good video on their website on how their side planer works. I am excited about trying Kootenay. The Gerrard Kamploops run up to 15+ pounds, and lots of Dolly Varden (they still use this term in Can.) in the 10+ range. In addition to the bucktails, they troll Lyman plugs on downriggers. By the way, we went up to L.P. today to see if anyone was fishing. Not a single fisherman. The dock is in the water at Spring Shores now. Mike
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In Lake Pend Oreille and Kootenay Lake, they use bucktail flies. In Pend Oreille, they use Frisky Jenny flies, tied in Coeur d'Alene. You can see them at their website. In Kootenay L., they like a fly called Polar Hair. These tend to be used in the early spring when the fish are on top. They will use them when there is a chop on top, which gives the fly an erratic action. They almost always use them behind side planers. They troll at about 3-4 mph. Sidewinder has a good video on their website on how their side planer works. I am excited about trying Kootenay. The Gerrard Kamploops run up to 15+ pounds, and lots of Dolly Varden (they still use this term in Can.) in the 10+ range. In addition to the bucktails, they troll Lyman plugs on downriggers. By the way, we went up to L.P. today to see if anyone was fishing. Not a single fisherman. The dock is in the water at Spring Shores now. Mike
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