Anonymous
2/23/2010 8:56:00 AMgetting tired of people telling stories and not having any pics 2 back it up....dam even whn i 4get my cam theres one on my phone...
tight lines
2/23/2010 9:52:00 AMnot telling stories. got a pic of a 27 inch 5 pounder on my phone. give me your number and i will send it to ya.fishing from the bank.
procaster
2/23/2010 10:22:00 AMI can't find the cord, to plug in my camera, so I can't post pics right now either (if I ever caught any fish).
bionic_one
2/23/2010 10:50:00 AMSent you a PM with my number. I'm not saying you didn't catch fish, I just want to be sure it's kokanee - cuz I'd love one that size!
jens
2/23/2010 11:30:00 AMAre you sure it wasn't a Coho? Pretty easy to be confused. Thanks for the report.
Anonymous
2/23/2010 6:18:00 PMits a fishing report, not a photo blog. there are some serious goofs on here...
dylanE
2/23/2010 6:21:00 PMthey aren't kokes they are landlock silvers and kings. the thicker ones are the kings and the skinnier ones are silvers. and there are lots of big fish in this lake its huge so there are lots and lots of hold overs plus stockings
tight lines
2/23/2010 8:12:00 PMthere are kokes in riffe lake also silvers and kings i know the difference. try and give a report and this is was happens. no thank you this is my last report. good luck fishing everyone
Big Smooth
2/24/2010 7:35:00 AMtight lines- Looks like we have one moron deciding he is the fish goddess (mattbass). I personally got a lot of info from your post and all the responses. I had no idea silvers and kings were dumped in Riffe lake. Kokes I've heard are there. 12 responses is a successful report when only one or two come up negative. Thanks, tight lines, for the report.
Poacher Hater
2/24/2010 6:12:00 PMNo kokanee.......this has been discussed many times. They are landlocked coho (silvers). Kokanee are landlocked sockeye, not in this lake. Sorry, but that is the facts.
Big Smooth
2/25/2010 7:14:00 AMThanks Poacher Hater.. I didn't know it had to be a sockeye to be considered a kokanee. I thought it was any planted land locked salmon. It took me about 30 seconds of googling to see you are correct. Again, I learned.
bionic_one
2/25/2010 12:06:00 PMTPU does not list kokanee in the lake. http://www.mytpu.org/tacomapower/parks-rec/fish-wildlife/cowlitz-river-project/fisheries-programs/lake-fishery.htm STILL, a 27" landlocked Coho is very nice. I intend to check this lake out (again...) this weekend. I'll take good pics if I find a Kokanee - um, actually I'll take good pics if I find a Coho too! As previously discussed, TPU NO LONGER STOCKS RIFFE LAKE, so hopefully I get the same luck as "tight lines".
tight lines
2/25/2010 7:23:00 PMkokanee have a v shaped tail just like sturgeon. the silvers and kings have a square looking tail. i have been catching all three up there.
cjmarthaller
2/25/2010 9:04:00 PMTight Lines - hope you reconsider and don't let horse asses like MattBass drive quality members off of the site. We need continued reports from our members - that's what makes the site work.
Yakivegas
2/26/2010 12:50:00 AMI caught a 22 inch Coho out of Riffe awhile back,and a lot of 17-20 inchers over the years.They dont have the finely pointed snout like a silver you catch in Rimrock, Bumping,or Roosevelt,Which are Kokanee.Now Roosevelt has 3-5 lb Kokanee in it with the state record being 6.25 lbs.