10-19-2008, 04:39 PM
Thanks for the update, slow-troll. We hit it again last Thursday and did the same as our previous trip. Six nice bows; a few more strikes and four non-sticks. I suspect had we arrived a couple of hours earlier it would have meant a few more fish. Just pulled them from the smoker this morning. We hit them right out in the middle and along the same area you fished. Started trolling just out from the ramp and had a double within minutes. Seems like they move further out later in the day.
Biggest difference this time was equipment. I used my ultra-light Kokanee rods (Lamiglas) and they worked exceptionally well. Easy to see the rapala action and a great fight out of the trout on these rods. For those of you pondering light trolling equipment for trout and kokanee, the Tica Gold Caiman reels are an excellent value and match the rods perfectly. I like them as well or better than my Shimano Calcuttas. We used surface runners, both F-5 and F-7 jointed and non-jointed with about the same results. Great fishing this year although the fish slightly smaller than a few years ago when they averaged 18" to 22".
The ramp at the USAF rec area is totally torn up with just the left dock functional. Should be nice when dredged and rebuilt.
Planning to head up to L.P. for a shot at the kokes before the temp drops too much more. My tolerance level is around 45 degrees provided there is NO wind and those temps are approaching within weeks.
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Biggest difference this time was equipment. I used my ultra-light Kokanee rods (Lamiglas) and they worked exceptionally well. Easy to see the rapala action and a great fight out of the trout on these rods. For those of you pondering light trolling equipment for trout and kokanee, the Tica Gold Caiman reels are an excellent value and match the rods perfectly. I like them as well or better than my Shimano Calcuttas. We used surface runners, both F-5 and F-7 jointed and non-jointed with about the same results. Great fishing this year although the fish slightly smaller than a few years ago when they averaged 18" to 22".
The ramp at the USAF rec area is totally torn up with just the left dock functional. Should be nice when dredged and rebuilt.
Planning to head up to L.P. for a shot at the kokes before the temp drops too much more. My tolerance level is around 45 degrees provided there is NO wind and those temps are approaching within weeks.
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