Glen, Cami, and I went on an Easter Kokanee hunt at American Lake. Glen was sporting his new Mad Hatter look. It was cold.
We met at the launch at 6:30am. Started fishing out of the WDFW launch about 7am. Trolling toward the vet hospital around the island and spent most of the morning trolling northeast to southwest turning before the island.

The water temp was 49 and the weather report was to get to 65 but it probably just hit 50 while we were there. There were hazy clouds and a cold breeze.

Glen got the biggest kokanee at 16.5 inches. He used a Bahama Mama sling blade dodger with a Wannafish A Lure Mini Pink Squiddy Thang. I got the smallest but it was my first for the year. I was using a Half Fast Gold Arrow flash and a minimal flash hook with treble trailer that I tied up last year. Glen got another kokanee on a prototype lure I made up and he got a smaller kokanee on the same rig he got the big one. We both hooked trout as there were many in the water. Glen side of the boat had a double, one time. He got that one in but I lost his other one.

Glen was 17 feet on the downrigger with a long line out and I stacked, trying to stay about 23 for the bottom because I had long release clips.

We left around 11am to go have Easter celebrations with family.

I wonder if I would have hooked more w/o cameras. See movie.


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