Wow, 11 days on Lake Cushman. So quiet and beautiful. No phones, laptops or television, Fishing was just a bonus. Tried for the chinook two times but was mostly about KIDS and KOKANEE. What a blast. We fished on the north end. Trolling Weeding Rings tipped with shoe peg corn. Long lining at 1.7 to 1.9 mph. I take the blades off, that come with the wedding ring, and put smiley blades on, green or orange seem to be the ticket. On the north end, I find if you fish the east or west bank you will hook into loads of SMALL Kokanee, but if you fish the north bank they get bigger. And on the north bank we also took 2 respectable rainbows. After limiting out the first day I suggested we practice some catch and release. Not a popular call at first but once the kids let one go they wanted to watch them all swim away.
We also headed down to the bay in Hoodsport 1 day after the opening and brought home 11 monster dungeness crab. Can't wait for our next Vaca.