Launched at 0530. Trolled from the launch to the dam and caught one piss ant of a Kokanee that fought my son like it was a trophy sockeye. Ultra light rods make this species a lot more fun!

We then headed to the no wake area and consistently put Kokanee in the boat for two hours. One right after the other. Between constantly setting the kids poles on the downriggers and the heat it made for a sweaty two hour workout.

We used all colors but orange was the top performer on the this lake. The orange Radical Glow tube with copper and orange Dick Nite dodger did the best followed by a moonglow 4" Konezone flasher with a homemade orange wedding ring. These were rigged with shoepeg corn then finished with Super Dipping Sauce Kokanee attractant. Speeds were 1.1 to 1.3 on the GPS and depths of 14 to 26 feet on the downrigger.

The lake is super shallow. When we returned to the dock around 10ish and it was packed with pleasure boaters launching in its shallow depths. If I was camping at Alder I would have taken a lawn chair and a cooler down to the boat launch. It was hysterical to watch. I even learned a few new cuss words.

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