Toni
6/11/2014 6:01:00 PMSorry you didn't find the pot of gold (silver) at the end of your rainbows. Was the bottom fish the one you thought might be a koke? Maybe it is a cutthroat? I can't tell for sure in the picture. You can tell for sure by the jaw line and eye ball
Hunter757
6/11/2014 6:07:00 PMYes, the bottom fish. The meat was pink all the others white. Had a very silver shine like a koke and not visable spots and red line like a RB. I will go check the head for red lines under the jaw.
Hunter757
6/11/2014 6:13:00 PMNo red jaw. I did see a couple of spots on the tail nothing like the others so most likely a RB but nice pink meat. oh well tomorrow is another day!! My day will come.....these kokanee have just not got the message!! lol.
Toni
6/11/2014 7:28:00 PMThey don't always have the jaw slash. The way to tell is the jaw goes past the the line of the eye ball. I will try to find a picture and send to you. Pink meat sounds like cut. I got one that was red meat.
jd39
6/11/2014 9:39:00 PMI've a caught a few rainbows out of there that had dark red meat, maybe 10-20% so far had that. Nice catch!
the doc
6/12/2014 7:16:00 AMi used to clobber kokes on american. not latly. in fact, i have yet to get one this year here. and few, anywhere. and, like you, end up contenting myself, with a few of the nicer trout. maybe in my old age, im losing it. taught chuck the ropes. now he fishes with other anglers. and this old man is staring at his fish id, and scratching his head. lol.
Hunter757
6/12/2014 9:04:00 AMThanks for the information, no markings and the jaw stops at the eyeball like the others so it must be a rainbow. No big deal it will eat well I promise. Jd39, I have caught a few of these pink meat fish in the past but most have been in the 18" range always a larger fish, this is the first small red meat fish I have had. Doc, you make me laugh at least I am not the only guy on the lake scratching his head and staring at the screen. I will have to do more reading and find out where these fish like to go and hide. There must be somewhere they are going maybe the south end of the lake, I have only fished for rainbows there. Just keep fishing doc the world is a wonderful place on the lake...........
Nitrosteve
6/12/2014 9:50:00 AMHunter, Keep at it...the worm will turn for you soon! Have to keep changing until you get them dialed in. Then of course, it will all change again! Sounds like you are having fun though:)
Mr Fitten
6/14/2014 1:21:00 PMKeep at it, speed is impooortannttt. Too fast you get bows. You should have just a slight angle in your downrigger cable. Use no more then 16inches of leader if using a dodger/flsher. I find chartreuse and pink are good colors.