Hey fellow AO members, I have recently found out that I will be headed out to Lake koocanusa for some camping and fishing. I was wondering what speices they're are in the lake and which ones are the most easily targeted. Also what some good lures/bait is to catch the fish. I will be on the montana side if that helps. Thank you and I look forward to your responses.
Thanks ksmitty for being detailed about the speed. Is it still possible to catch them away from the dam as I will be located more in the middle of the lake? And any tips on how to catch the rainbows? Also how deep should I fish for the kokanee?
It more depends on the water clarity. In the spring they tend to be more south as the water has time to drop the sediment. It just depends on the runoff. I put about 60 ft of line out and the willow leaf will run at about 20 ft I reckon
No ............You can set up a mooching sinker (an in-line banana shaped sinker with a swivel on each end) in front of your willow leaf, dodger or fender set up and with a snubber (rubber tube) and trail a hot pink apex 1.5" about 24" back to achieve a nice depth if needed.
I will run a 1 or 2 oz in this set up.
For rainbows - I use a mid sized coyote uv flasher and trail either a spoon, 3" apex, hoochie or even a lyman plug.
You can run this off a dipsy diver if you don't have or don't want to use your rigger.
My best luck for rainbows there was a willow leaf trailed by a white flatfish with red spots on it, near the cliffs about a mile or so below the bay where the Elk comes in. I've heard of a lot of people fishing up by the bridge but I've never had a lot of success there.
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