Kokanee at Porcupine 6/28

[F15Hwhisperer]

Had a little camping and fishing trip at porcupine this weekend and was able to get out on the kayak a few re to chase some Kokanee.

Water temperature was around 65 in the morning and warmed close to 70 in the afternoon. I was marking schools from 30' up to 10' with several schools jumping and on the surface in the early morning hours.

Fish were plenty willing to bite as long as I could get my gear to them, pink hoochie with a dodger. I don't have a downrigger so I added some weight to get it down, I was probably only 10-15' down because I wouldn't usually get bites from the schools deeper than 15'. I was trolling at around 1.5 mph.

I caught a dozen or so Kokanee, all very small, but still tasty, and one nice sized cutthroat. I had a massive brown trout follow one of the hooked Kokanee up to the surface that got my heart racing, but no browns in the net this trip.

Wish the Kokanee were bigger up there but it was still a fun trip. If you go, go early before the crowds show up and the fish dive deeper. I had the best luck in the early morning and evening hours