The ice fishing season is coming to an end and for most of us Kokanee fanatics we are itching to get the boat out onto the water to chase down some chrome beauties! For me the Kokanee season starts a couple weeks before open water. I tie up new Kokanee lures, re-spool my fishing reels with fresh monofilament and stock up on scents and white shoepeg corn for bait. Kokanee … [Read more...]
How to Tie a Double Snell Hook Kokanee Rig
One of the best ways to increase your hook up ratio when Kokanee fishing is to add double snelled hooks to your Kokanee rigs. More and more tackle companies are providing this option on their lures due to its effectiveness. The rig is essentially a double herring rig that has been used for years by Salmon anglers throughout the world. By adding the second hook to the lure, … [Read more...]
The Basics of Kokanee Dodgers
One of the best ways to improve your hook up success while Kokanee fishing is by using a dodger as the main attractant. Do lake trolls such as the Willow Leaf, Ford Fender and Gang Trolls work? Yes, but there is a time and place to use them, such as early spring when long lining on the surface while the Kokanee are in the upper water column. Once the water temperature starts to … [Read more...]
Techniques on How to Land More Kokanee
If you’ve ever gone Kokanee fishing you’ll know that these feisty fish can put up quite the aerobatic scrap for their size. They say if you land 1 Kokanee for every 3 fish you hook, then you are doing well. So what is it that causes so many of these fish to get away? Here are a few techniques on how to land more Kokanee. Setting the Hook: As many anglers know Kokanee have … [Read more...]
Salt, Fresh & Field Outpost – Kokanee
Check out this awesome Salt, Fresh & Field Outpost episode featuring Wood Lake Kokanee that Danny from BC Fishn had the pleasure in helping with! Wood Lake is truly one of the best natural Kokanee Lakes in all the Pacific Northwest. Not only are these fish extremely fun and sometimes challenging to catch, they are some of the best table fare and angler can … [Read more...]
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