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Lake Chelan Winter Kokanee

by Mike Carey, January 31, 2015
The word is getting out - winter fishing on Lake Chelan for kokanee can be as productive as in the spring. I fish with Jeff Witkowski of Darrell and Dad's Family Guide Service as he shows me how dialed in to this fishery he is!

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downriggeral
1/31/2015 11:10:00 PM
Thanks Mike for another great fish video. Can hardly wait for the Chelan spring get together with you and fellow Washington Lakers.
Tight Lines - Alan
Mike Carey
2/1/2015 7:01:00 AM
You're welcome. I'm looking forward to it as well!
resorter
2/3/2015 3:17:00 PM
How fast were you trolling for Kokanee?
Mike Carey
2/3/2015 7:47:00 PM
1.1- 1.2
Skaha
2/5/2015 8:35:00 AM
-- thanks from British Columbia... we're winter fishing Skaha, Okanagan and Kalamalka lks. Very similar to Chelan as most years they are ice free.
--Most target the big rainbows but a few of us have fun with kokanee year round.
--Ice fishing for kokanee has become popular as well... with several lakes now being stocked wth kokanee triploids rather than eastern brook trout.
Anonymous
2/5/2015 9:00:00 AM
Nice Fish. My only question is why not some lighter gear? You can fish Kokes with a bit smaller Dodger and a 7 foot Okuma Kokanee Rod and spin reel. It makes for a lot of fun. Ambassador 6000 with a Fenglass rod is a great plug set up for Steelies just seems like over kill for Kokanee. Thanks for the Video and information though. I need to get over there.
Mike Carey
2/5/2015 6:46:00 PM
Triploid kokanee, wish we had that in Washington!
The fenwicks were handling some heavier dropper weight set ups. Yes, I agree, I run lighter noodle rods (Lamiglas) on my boat. It was still a lot of fun. :-)
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