Hit Soldier creek looking for kokanee spending about 4.5 hours. Very very windy with gusts even turning the boat. We caught about 20+ rainbow and 5 cuts but no kokanee today. Bows were fat and healthy and released without harm. Will try again to play hide and seek with the kokanee. Fished from 10-60 feet. Talked to a few others who also caught cuts and bows, but no kokanee.
I chatted with a couple anglers who also struggled with kokes last this week. Maybe the calmer weather pattern will heat em up
From the stocking reports, this could be a poor year for the kokes at The Berry. 2knots reported the same wind report but I think he found some toward the end of the day but only got two kokes. At least the bows give a good fight, like the kokes. Any size to the bows you caught?
Hit Soldier creek looking for kokanee spending about 4.5 hours. Very very windy with gusts even turning the boat. We caught about 20+ rainbow and 5 cuts but no kokanee today. Bows were fat and healthy and released without harm. Will try again to play hide and seek with the kokanee. Fished from 10-60 feet. Talked to a few others who also caught cuts and bows, but no kokanee.
Thanks for the report. Jon and I fished it on both sides a few days before you and found the same. Fat rainbows at about 16" and smaller ones, plus some nice cutts, but no kokes.
Jon did get a nice rainbow that was over 3 pounds. At Strawberry it was a slot buster cutt (gill slashes), but genetically it was a rainbow :).
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