Wrangling Big Kokanee at Anderson Ranch Reservoir (Kokanee Across America)
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2022
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Anderson Ranch Reservoir holds some of the largest Kokanee in Idaho and is conveniently located within striking distance of the state's largest city, Boise. This narrow and long lake consistently produces Kokanee in 15-19" range class with the occasional fish over 20". Low water years and reduced Kokanee numbers have made limits harder to come by the past few years but its still possible to more than 10 lbs of Kokanee in the boat without much effort if you dial in on the right location, speeds, and depths.
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Watching this channel got me on my first Kokanee on Strawberry Reservoir in Utah last summer! Owe you, man haha
NIce! I've been fishing Anderson off and on for nearly 50 years. Got 150 9 inchers in two days once about 30 years ago. The chinook have been a blessing. The last couple years we've had to fight for them a bit. Good to see you get a bunch. Maybe the lake is coming back around.
About 1980, my dad and I once took home our possession limit of 100 fishing Friday eve til Sunday eve.
Another trip we fished all morning to land 3 fish. He fixed lunch while I cleaned fish. I got distracted by a big pike minnow under the dock, turned back to see a seagull swallowing the first fish I had cleaned.
It's nice to see somebody who keeps the fish he catches.
Welcome to Idaho!
It is true, they always bite when you are eating, or on the phone. My buddy always get a bite when hes putting the other line on a downrigger. Funny how that always works out. It was great to see your enjoyment and excitement pulling in those tanks.
I'm glad that Anderson and Idaho treated you right. Congratulations on the great kokes.
Thank you 🙌
Gotta love the excitement!
Another good day at Anderson.
You know those are nice fish when Tyler gets excited like that. Fun to watch🤘👍🍻
I've been looking forward to this series. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to try to get over to that reservoir this year.
Cool day, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful kokes!
Congrats on an awesome day of fishing 👍
Never seen you that excited. Rejuvenating!👍🏼😁
Love the Kokanee videos
So great!!!!
Awesome job. Way to get it done with some very nice koks.
Really enjoyed the video! Just starting to learn how to fish for Kokanee in Idaho. Thanks a bunch for sharing your knowledge.
Love those roads. My old hunting and fishing grounds
Good stuff, lover your videos. I was there the day before you and got the big skunk down around Curlew. Nice work !
Great video. Started fishing for Kokanee after watching your video’s
A true professional and solar about nature.
Great to see you at Anderson. One of my favorite kokanee lakes. Can't wait till you get to strawberry and flaming gorge
I'm in Emmett, need to check out Anderson Reservoir! Thanks for the video!!!!!
That was awesome! I think that's the happiest I have seen you in a video! Those are some huge kokanee!
I had heard a lot of negative reports about this lake I was happy to have determined those to be largely false.
good content, i like it, 👍 great, success always🙏
Nice first fish!
look at them beasts!!
Hey Tyler. Here from Vancouver I stand. Once again another great video man, I envy the fact you got such pristine places for kokanee there and also the fact you have a few pedal drive kayaks. So many places here where you can kayak fish but a pedal drive, hands free?
Keep the vids coming man.
Cheers from Vancouver BC
Nice sized Kokanee!
U da man!!
Wow those were some quality fish. Great video. Don’t forget to eat your Wheaties.
Thanks!
Thank you for your support Derek!
@@spiltmilt Been limiting out on good size Kok's almost every time this year, and I owe most of that to your advice. Hope you can make it up to your northern neighbor sometime this year.
Not this year but will be making a long trek up north to swing thru the Okanogan, Cariboo, and Kootenay regions
Thanks so much for this video. It inspires me. Im in a wheelchair now after murdering more than my share of Puget Sound salmon over the last 60 or so years and I have to ask if it wouldn't be helpful to tell people to sharpen even a new Gomogatzu hook, fresh out of the package, with a small stone before it goes in the water. The repeated lost fish on that Portside rod looked to me just like great hooks that hadn't been honed until they stuck when dragged across the back of a thumbnail. Needle sharp. It's just a thought from an old guy that loves what you're doing but sharpened hooks sure made a big difference to Possession Point Salmon from the mid-fifties until just a few years ago. Probably still do.
sure injoyed this vedeo today, since your IDH.are you to Mackey?. my dad and I had a great at the local resv. back in day. fishing for kokanee there. keep it up.
I won’t be hitting that reservoir but lots more to come
been out there in three foot rollers before. Just get in a cove a wait it out if you need to. Usually find some small mouth in the coves.
Idaho!
So fun to see how excited you got on this trip - your giggles are contagious 😂💕🎣😎 Also - where do I get a “snap weight?”
You can get the snaps here and then you add your own weights: amzn.to/38c2tEz
HaHa. You’re killing me Smalls. Sandlot !
😂😂⚾️⚾️
This is in my backyard. I’ve caught some smallies there. My wife caught some Kokes casting some lures from a kayak on a girls trip there was a guy out trolling and catching nothing. He was pretty aggravated. Lol
😂😂
The fun level rally accelerated through this video. Your consistent success is impressive. Thanks for sharing again. Just wondering about your pronunciation of Paulina, growing up in Central Oregon I fished Paul-I-Na Lake, no matter how you say it their tackle is working!
I speak Spanish so I have a hard time saying Paulina the way they do in central Oregon😂
@@spiltmilt Great explanation. Appreciate your expertise.
Those are beautiful fish. Have you ever caught any Kokanee of size out of pend oreille? Equally large lake but usually only dinkers are reported.
Life is Good. Now get your frying pan out and have one of those for dinner. Robin
Awesome! Maybe I'll have to take my kayak up there to Anderson ranch sometime. I noticed you are going to strawberry lake in Utah. I've gone there once but I didn't know a good spot to launch my kayak. I still have no idea where to launch. Which part of strawberry do you plan on launching at? I wanna take my old town pdl down there and launch without damaging my kayak.
When are you making it to Wyoming. Lake DeSmet is a fairly new Kokanee Fishery. about five years now. so far up to eighteen inch lots of seventeen. Have gotten video of some spawning action having loads of fun with them. get in touch if you'd like
Only have time to hit Flaming Gorge.
Great video man! I noticed your leader lengths were pretty short.. Mind sharing the length?
6-8”
Watching right now. Not to sound like an school teacher, Paul-lie-na peak. Used to be one if the greatest lake for kokes. Was an epic battle years ago between Paulina and Wallow lakes for the Oregon state record. 9-10 LB kokes. You are fishing way back. What’s the speed for that lake? The Paulina sling blades fish fast. Had great success with them on Wickiup, before it became the sacrificial res for the spotted frog.
Sorry 4 years of living in Central and South America speaking Spanish my brain won't allow me to say Paul-lie-na because there is literally nowhere else in the world they pronounce it like that aside from central Oregon. 😂
LOL! We get it all the time. It’s how we know who’s a “local”. Thanks for the video. I wish we had some size to our kokes. Everything is 12” max now. The Macs in Odell are getting huge though.
I am familiar with this body of water from 1970 to now but have never fished it. I did work below the dam for Idaho Fish and Game in 1977 where there was a very popular single barb-less hook fishery. I learned to fly fish there and later worked for the same agency after finishing college. Did you fish there too?
No didn't have time.
Looked like fun! I'm heading to Flaming gorge tomorrow. Any advice?
Don’t share any pics. I don’t want to be jealous. 😂 I haven’t fished it so I don’t have any really helpful advice.
@@spiltmilt I would love to go to some of these places you fish. Do you camp there or just turn around and drive home?
Camp or stay in nearby towns. One of the challenges of filming is I have a lot of video that needs to be backed up daily and batteries that need charging so I end up in staying in hotels more than I'd like to.
I’m heading out to Riffe lake at the end of this month and was wondering if you have any experience out there and if so, any tips you would be willing to share. I’m mostly targeting Kokanee and rainbows would probably be a by-catch
Haven't fished in a while but I always did well on the upper end of the lake. ua-cam.com/video/m7vvr50O7Aw/v-deo.html
@@spiltmilt Thanks!
FYI, there are no Kokanee in Riffe lake, they are silvers. there are kokanee in Alder lake though. Good luck!
When were you at Anderson, was this the same week you released your video?
I was there last week
Your video inspired my wife and me to try Anderson Ranch. We’ll be there in early August. Is that a reasonable time to try for Kokanee there? If so, at what part of the lake would you recommend we start our search? We’re somewhat limited with respect to boat mobility. We’re in a 12’ aluminum boat with electric motor only.
Right out in front of Curlew Creek ought to be good at that time.
@@spiltmilt Thanks so much!
Our trip to Anderson Ranch was great! Fishing over 3 days was relatively slow, but we caught a couple 20 inchers that made the drive from Vancouver, WA totally worth it. We also got 4 more between 16-20 inches! Our previous best was about 13”, so you can imagine our excitement to catch such large Kokanee! Thanks for your entertaining, informative and inspirational videos, giving hope to those of us without traditional boats that we, too, can catch quality Kokanee! How can I send you a couple photos?
Had a question. How does the clip in weight up your line when flatlined work verse a weight in front of the dodger ? I’m assuming it is acting as a shallow downrigger of sort? And also is that a Shasta downrigger clip you are using for your weight?
This video answers all your questions Why I Love Snap Weights for Kokanee Fishing
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Hey Man , can you make review about your kayak?
Already done My Favorite Fishing Kayak [Old Town Salty 120 PDL Review]
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Do you have the stock gear tracks? I just got a scotty rod holder with extension and it just seems if I get a huge hit it might break lol
Yes stock gear tracks but I use RAM mounts rod holders because they hold better than the Scotty mounts. Watch this video to learn more about my gear track bases. ua-cam.com/video/1Jihrx7XAZY/v-deo.html
Can't complain about the size on those Kokes. How'd they cut?
They cut amazing! Bright red and oily
No autopilot and no downrigger ? No large battery to recharge while traveling? Appears you can do pretty well keeping it simple.
Indeed 👍
Trying Anderson Next week! What time of year was this?
april
Where can one check to see if the lake is open?
Its open year round
I have a hobbies kayak and want to fish a lot out of it. What would you recommend for correct clothes to wear. Would you suggest a wetsuit or drysuit?
A drysuit is more comfortable but only necessary if fishing in cold water and cold days. Where and when do u plan on fishing?
I have a jet sled and would like to leave it at home and do more out of my hobie kayak for spring chinook and Kokanee. I get tired of taking fisherman with far less experience and having to baby sit them… that’s be honest..
Sometimes I get tired of bringing bait, rods and gear for 3-4 guys and the pressure of trying to get them into salmon instead of myself..and being retired at 52 it’s not easy to find other fisherman to go during the week…
That's understandable. If chasing springers I definitely recommend a good drysuit. Mustang is my favorite but there are many good brands out there.
what kind of snap weights do you like to use?
These are what I use amzn.to/3q2CWEE
When traveling thru different states to fish, how do you handle licence.
I buy most of them online
How many days a week are you typically fishing?
3 or 4 with the remainder of days used for travel, video editing, or rest/
Its not paw-leena, its paul-lina. Great videos.
Technically the people of central Oregon are pronouncing it incorrectly. Anyone with any training in the Latin languages would pronounce it the way I do.
@@spiltmilt hahahahahaha, awesome. I'll start giving my friends Latin lessons now. However, Paulina Lake was named after chief Paulina who was killed in 1867. I'm not sure if Latin had made it to the natives yet when he was killed but maybe his parents were reading some Latin texts and decided Paw-leena was an excellent name for the up and coming chief. Who really know......
Never heard of it pronounced line-a always leen-a.
What’s the camera you have on your vest?
Its a microphone
how fast you trolling and about how much line were you setting out?
I caught the 100' about 17min mark, assuming between .7 and 1.4 mph
1.2 to 1.5 mph
@@spiltmilt I went out this weekend and got two of em. My first. Came back and ordered some Paulina items. Thanks for the assistance in getting me started.
Tyler. You’re hooks like they are bigger than a 4. Maybe a 2?
Yes I run size 2’s for these larger fish
What kind of kayak do u have...
Old Town Salty 120 PDL
Have you ever fished Loon Lake?
No the small size of those fish always deterred me
@@spiltmilt last year they ran 10-14".10 fish limit. Jigging for them at night is a blast. You have to try it at least once!
Worlds record Kokanee Castlegar British Columbia Canada 12.2 pounds
That fish doesn't count since it was scooped up half dead off the surface. Currently the world is 9 lb 10 oz from Lake Wallowa
@@spiltmilt I just saw that after you mentioned it , At least the Fish was still alive and they got to eat it 😀
Only 8 h 30 min from me. Hmmm
Road trip!!
Anyone catching these from the bank?
It's very difficult to do. Not impossible but I've never heard of it being done.
@@spiltmilt thank you very much for the feedback.
Find deep water. Throw a kastmaster as far as you can let it sink as deep as possible and slow retrieve. You can catch them good if they’re in the area
@@vjmotano835 Thank you so much for sharing this, appreciate it.