What kind of fish are in Lake Kokanee?

Lake Kokanee is a large freshwater lake located in Mason County, Washington. At an elevation of 484 ft. and 103.3 acres, it’s home to a couple species of fish, including kokanee, bull trout and rainbow trout. Lake Kokanee provides good shoreline access.

What is the best bait for Kokanee salmon?

Scent & Bait Popular Kokanee baits are Pink Maggots (real or synthetic), dyed-cured shrimp, and dyed-cured White Shoepeg Corn. Do not put too much bait on the hook as it will take away from the lure’s action. Once piece of corn or 2 small maggots on each hook is adequate.

What lakes have Kokanee in Oregon?

Kokanee lakes in Oregon

Big Cliff Reservoir.
Detroit Reservoir.
Foster Reservoir.
Green Peter Reservoir.
Timothy Lake.
Waldo Lake.

Can you eat salmon after they spawn?

Salmon change color to attract a spawning mate. Pacific salmon use all their energy for returning to their home stream, for making eggs, and digging the nest. Most of them stop eating when they return to freshwater and have no energy left for a return trip to the ocean after spawning.

How can you tell a kokanee?

Identification characteristics:

In males, back and sides are bright red to dirty red-gray, head is bright to olive green, tail is green to black.
In females, colors not as bright, but red above lateral line.
Possible spots on back or tail fin.
Males have a large dorsal hump.
Range in length from 10-18 inches.

Where is the best kokanee fishing in Oregon?

Green Peter is one of the best places in Oregon to conceivably catch and keep 25 tasty kokanee without needing to feel any guilt, because these fish are so abundant here. These days, in some kokanee anglers’ minds, Detroit Lake east of Salem has displaced Green Peter as the best of the (Oregon) west.

How do you fish for kokanee without a downrigger?

One easy setup that can be used for trolling for deeper-water kokanee without a downrigger involves using a cannonball weight on a sliding sinker sleeve that leads to a swivel (see below), followed by a 18-24 in. leader to a dodger, and another 6 in. of line from the dodger to the terminal gear.