09-15-2008, 04:49 AM
So, I've been wanting to catch a Kokanee in full swawning colors since last year, but I just caught the run at the tail end, and was only able to find two fish, but unable to get them to bite. Yesterday, I finally got some, and they were bigger than I had hoped or expected. I headed down to Big Elk Creek and was pleased to find several holes and runs full of them. I was told they were hard to catch, but in an hour of fishing I landed nine and lost several others. They all bit on glo bugs. The biggest was 20 inches (my longest Kokanee ever) but the heaviest, I'm sure was the male in the pictures. He was at least 18.5 inches. It was a blast and they faught a lot better than I expected, I had to chase several of them down little rapids.
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