Where can I get kokanee in BC?

Where can I get kokanee in BC?

Some consistent producers of hefty kokanee include Big and Little Deka, Bridge, Sulphurous, Hathaway, Stump, Horse, Ruth, Purden, and Monte lakes. All are deep enough to have a thermocline, which gives kokanee a zone of cool comfort during the hottest days of summer.

What depth do you ice fish for kokanee?

During ice over an angler will locate Kokanee any wheres from 15 feet down as much as 80 feet. The use of sonar will help improve your odds immensely in locating the fish. If you do not have access to a fish finder (sonar) then start fishing at 10 feet and work your way down.

What time of year is best for kokanee fishing?

Late Spring. In May and June, after rising shallow-water temperatures have forced kokanee to return to the deeper portions of a lake, you can catch them using gang trolls and dodgers trailing almost any kind of small lure (like spoons, flies, and hoochies). This is the time most anglers experience the greatest success.

Where is the best kokanee fishing?

Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Utah and Wyoming: The Holy Land… errr I mean Holy Water of Kokanee anglers. No other body of water is renowned for its big Kokanee than this giant desert reservoir straddling the border of Utah and Wyoming.

What is the best bait to catch kokanee?

Scent & Bait Popular Kokanee baits are Pink Maggots (real or synthetic), dyed-cured shrimp, and dyed-cured White Shoepeg Corn. Do not put too much bait on the hook as it will take away from the lure’s action. Once piece of corn or 2 small maggots on each hook is adequate.

How do you ice fish for salmon?

Think deep and deeper Most of the time you’ll want to be ice fishing for salmon at least 15 feet below the surface (and perhaps down to 80 feet). Where you can use multiple rigs or tipups, set up to cover a broad expanse where the depth of the bottom is sloping downward.

What temp do Kokanee like?

45F to 54F
Kokanee are very sensitive to water temperatures. They prefer water temps ranging from 45F to 54F, with 53F being optimum. Any prolonged exposure to temperatures greater than 60F can be fatal to the fish. This is one of the many reasons why Kokanee do not handle catch and release well.

What is the best bait to catch Kokanee?

How do you catch ice fishing salmon?

How to Catch Salmon Ice Fishing

1. Expect a challenge.
2. Think deep and deeper.
3. Use sonar.
4. Vary your depth.
5. Live bait is good for landlocks.
6. Lures are good for Kokanee.

Where are the biggest Kokanee?

Wallowa Lake
Northeast Oregon is home to Wallowa Lake, which in 2010 produced the world’s largest kokanee, the 9-pound, 10.72-ounce brute in the photo at right. Oregon also has a smattering of fishing opportunities for other land-locked salmon species. See below for details.