05-13-2008, 08:59 PM
When I have fished Pali
es, the kokes have been quite elusive. They do get quite large(Ive got a 4+ pounder on my wall in pre-spawn colors), but they have the most delicious dark pink meat you will find. The only other place I have found great koke fishing while trolling is on the West end of Island park Res. early in the spring. We use a Penn 209 reel spooled with leaded line to get you down to the desired depth. My lure of choice for both bodies of water is the Dick Nite spoon. Small, but deadly! They are very hard to find around here, and the kokes are pretty color specific. At Palies, we have only caught them trolling twice, but when you do, you usually can hook quite a few before they disappear. We have also caught many through the ice. That is where I got my wall mounter. Good luck!
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es, the kokes have been quite elusive. They do get quite large(Ive got a 4+ pounder on my wall in pre-spawn colors), but they have the most delicious dark pink meat you will find. The only other place I have found great koke fishing while trolling is on the West end of Island park Res. early in the spring. We use a Penn 209 reel spooled with leaded line to get you down to the desired depth. My lure of choice for both bodies of water is the Dick Nite spoon. Small, but deadly! They are very hard to find around here, and the kokes are pretty color specific. At Palies, we have only caught them trolling twice, but when you do, you usually can hook quite a few before they disappear. We have also caught many through the ice. That is where I got my wall mounter. Good luck![signature]