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RE: Fishing Day Today!!! Kokanee Salmon At Stampede Reservoir
Ahhh this post made me dream of summer! @raised2b and I have had some pretty early morning fishing trips too. It’s hard to get out of bed that early (for me anyway) but I love being out in the water when it is glassy and calm... and then watching the sunrise from the boat. 😊
Awesome that you caught so much Kokanee! It looks delicious!
Watching the sunrise from a boat is definitely worth the early alarm clock! That's awesome that you guys get out fishing too. I'm curious what you and @raised2b usually fish for... Summer is just about here, but hey, even fishing in a snow storm can be fun as long as your dressed for it. It's was a great day for catching Kokanee and it made up for all the fails I've had in the past going for them. Blake took one look at my Kokanee rig and said nope, I've been using the wrong color... That dude knows how to fish! Best tasting type of fish up here for sure.
We usually fish for trout!! Rainbow or cutbow usually. It just depends what lake we are on. Some of the lakes closer to town have Kokanee - but when we get more into the backcountry, we tend to be at lakes that only have trout.
My favorite place to fish is the Ross Lake/Diablo lake area in the North Cascades. Google it! Your photographer heart will melt. Such a beautiful place. 😊
Wow, that water color of the lake(s) is insane! Definitely a place I'd love to shoot and fish at. Until Friday, Rainbow's were my favorite to fish for as I thought they were the tastiest in the area, but nope, Kokanee's are #1 now. We get the cutbows around here too and even some real cut throught as well. Mackinaw are the most fun to fish for in Lake Tahoe as they can get huge, they're just a bit oily and not quite as tasty as the others. Here's a 21 pound Mackinaw a couple buddies and I caught: