reelinanrockin
11/3/2016 4:01:00 PMJust don't get caught with one of them Kokanee out there. It is a big ticket. You would be surprised how many don't know the difference.
rmrauscher
11/3/2016 6:05:00 PMYeah big ticket I'm sure. Cant even imagine and dont want to find out. Anybody have any idea when wdfw might open this lake to Kokanee? Think its been 15-20 years since they first planted.
G-Man
11/3/2016 7:21:00 PMContrary to what you may have heard, they will never open it up for kokanee as the native kokes are protected. The city of Issaquah, Sammamish and the good citizens who live in the surrounding area have pretty much sucked all of water out of the ground so the fish no longer have healthy streams in which to spawn.
Anonymous
11/4/2016 7:42:00 PMgreat fishery, but these are wild fish and everyone kept is one less for your next trip.
i always throw them back here so that they will be there next time.
i always throw them back here so that they will be there next time.
rmrauscher
11/5/2016 1:15:00 PMsealark i totally agree with c&r on these fish but wdfw rules re fish caught on bait are what they are.. think i have done enough damage for one year. after i get my head kicked in chasing blackmouth prob come out and see if i can come up with something not using bait. anybody got any suggestions? maybe trolling flies or something.
Ben Eggertsen
11/6/2016 9:59:00 AMrmrauscher: your info was spot on. Thanks! I think we talked a few years ago on the lake too.
I was checked on the boat launch by a WDFW officer. I had a couple of large cutthroat. The officer said that one of them appeared to be a crossbred trout and kokanee. It had spots on the back but a minimal slash under the jaw. It did not have the two teeth on the side on the gill plate meaning it was part kokanee. I had no idea these fish could interbreed. No ticket as a result. BTW - Fortunately I had released a nice koke earlier in the day .
I was checked on the boat launch by a WDFW officer. I had a couple of large cutthroat. The officer said that one of them appeared to be a crossbred trout and kokanee. It had spots on the back but a minimal slash under the jaw. It did not have the two teeth on the side on the gill plate meaning it was part kokanee. I had no idea these fish could interbreed. No ticket as a result. BTW - Fortunately I had released a nice koke earlier in the day .
wafisherman20
11/15/2016 4:10:00 PMtrying not to use bait, the imperial spoon is a great lure. its made by Macks lures and i have produced on it out here.
also needliefish i have heard work well, you could try really any small spoon.
in the winter little black bugs called "Midges"take over the lake as it is a breeding ground (my family affectionately call these christmas bugs) during this time, you will see the lake covered with jumping fish (very beautiful and tempting) and if you cut a trout belly open, you will see they are full of theses little buggers. so maybe try a small black fly close to the surface moving very slowly. (these bugs float as eggs to the surface, then hatch and fly away). Really tempted to try fly fishing on the lake sometime.
Scents are huge too Lunker Lotion, Macks scents like trophy trout.. shrimp... Anise.. etc all good.
tight lines!
also needliefish i have heard work well, you could try really any small spoon.
in the winter little black bugs called "Midges"take over the lake as it is a breeding ground (my family affectionately call these christmas bugs) during this time, you will see the lake covered with jumping fish (very beautiful and tempting) and if you cut a trout belly open, you will see they are full of theses little buggers. so maybe try a small black fly close to the surface moving very slowly. (these bugs float as eggs to the surface, then hatch and fly away). Really tempted to try fly fishing on the lake sometime.
Scents are huge too Lunker Lotion, Macks scents like trophy trout.. shrimp... Anise.. etc all good.
tight lines!