daver
9/16/2010 6:49:00 PMI understand you also need a light, does it stay on the surface shining down or is it a submerged light????
dkelliott3
9/16/2010 8:43:00 PMI hang a propane lantern over the side of the boat, but only to see my rod tip, but not necessarily to attract fish. My glow hook just gets a charge of light from a flashlight.
The trick is in getting such a delicate touch so one can tell when the koke are at the hook. They almost never 'bite', so it's best to always be gently and slowly raising your rod tip so you can see a slight hesitaion on the rod tip. At that point, set the hook. A couple years ago they were nibbling my bare hooks. Not so this year. Corn was necessary, and adding a maggot or two helped keep the corn on, but wasn't really necessary. Hope that helps.........please comment back on this post if you get a chance to try it. Dave
The trick is in getting such a delicate touch so one can tell when the koke are at the hook. They almost never 'bite', so it's best to always be gently and slowly raising your rod tip so you can see a slight hesitaion on the rod tip. At that point, set the hook. A couple years ago they were nibbling my bare hooks. Not so this year. Corn was necessary, and adding a maggot or two helped keep the corn on, but wasn't really necessary. Hope that helps.........please comment back on this post if you get a chance to try it. Dave
tnga
9/16/2010 9:20:00 PMNice job....glad to hear someone is still catching kokanee at night this late in the summer. Sounds like the kokanee have moved deeper and also more south on the lake. Have the fish turned dark with hooked mouths due to the spawn yet? Thanks.
dkelliott3
9/17/2010 8:21:00 AMSurprisingly, they haven't seemed to have turned much at all, yet. Almost no darkening and zero hook too. Firm meat. I have seen more darkening by this time, before. Size was 11" to 12+". I don't know much about the species, but I've heard that there are 3 year and 4 year kokes in Loon. Maybe these are some that are waiting another year to spawn. I didn't have the good fortune of starting my fishing Loon earlier in the summer when all the 14+" fish were caught. THAT would be a kick.
kevinbe
9/19/2010 2:28:00 PMThose are some great Kokes. I'm the one in the boat who doesn't have the touch, while my bro in law nails them. amazing to see them still with their shiny color this time of year. usually they've turned by now. good description of how to raise and lower rod and look for the bite. I'll be out their next summer. hope I can get a few.
Lotech Joe
5/18/2011 8:37:00 AMIt's been my understanding for a long time now that when fishing at night with the use of a light, the light is to attract the plankton and the plankton attract the fish.
dkelliott3
5/18/2011 8:52:00 AM@LotechJoe - Yes, I too am lo tech though. Some folks use a floating car headlite, but I just hang a propane lantern over the side of my boat.
Last year I was able to catch Kokanee in this same manner during daylite, when the water was calm. No light necessary, but I did use the glow-hook. So, I'm not certain how much good the light does. The REAL key as you know, is a super light touch on the rod. I balance my rod on one finger as I gently raise and lower. A rod held by the whole hand, like a gun, will miss the subtle bites.
BTW Joe, I will be staying at Granite Point during the first 2 weeks of August. I'll be the guy in the 12' PortaBote "folding boat".
Trolling in daylite, and then night fishing.(when I can stay awake late enough)
Last year I was able to catch Kokanee in this same manner during daylite, when the water was calm. No light necessary, but I did use the glow-hook. So, I'm not certain how much good the light does. The REAL key as you know, is a super light touch on the rod. I balance my rod on one finger as I gently raise and lower. A rod held by the whole hand, like a gun, will miss the subtle bites.
BTW Joe, I will be staying at Granite Point during the first 2 weeks of August. I'll be the guy in the 12' PortaBote "folding boat".
Trolling in daylite, and then night fishing.(when I can stay awake late enough)