01-15-2011, 06:54 PM
I think the main reason is that people who do not have a boat can access this type of fish quite easily in the winter by ice fishing. Kokes are not something you can catch from the shore very easy.
I do catch more in the summer with the boat and have had 70+ fish days on Ririe. Some days it is tough to keep the off the hook. When they spawn, they are tough to catch, but it can be done from shore. Kokes are not real good to eat tho when spawning as they turn mushy and have a very strong odor to them.
I personnly target them when ice fishing because the action can be fast and furious and I also think they taste better in the winter.
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I do catch more in the summer with the boat and have had 70+ fish days on Ririe. Some days it is tough to keep the off the hook. When they spawn, they are tough to catch, but it can be done from shore. Kokes are not real good to eat tho when spawning as they turn mushy and have a very strong odor to them.
I personnly target them when ice fishing because the action can be fast and furious and I also think they taste better in the winter.
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