Kokanee salmon are extremely sensitive to scents. They can smell people and they can smell food. Kokanee can also smell when you use attractant scents. Using kokanee scents wisely can have a tremendous impact on your catch rate. Controlling your scents is critical to your presentation. The different scents let chemicals and little microparticles into…
See our collection of kokanee hats we’ve found on Amazon. Some are generic salmon or generic trout hats, but we’ve found the ones that look the most kokanee like. Local Crowns Fish Hat Adjustable Orange, White, and Dark Gray Snapback Cap HDE Trucker Hat – Performance Outdoor Snapback Adventure Hats for Men Heather and Sunset…
Kokanee salmon strike at spinners because of their action, vibration, and flash. Spinners are proven lures for kokanee. The principle behind spinners is that the fish see the flash of the blade, which they associate with food, or in the case of kokanee salmon which eat plankton, the flash of the blade is associated with…
A look at the best colors for kokanee salmon fishing, including the best color to use for fishing line, dodgers, lures, hoochies, or bait. Kokanee fishing has been growing in popularity, but these sometimes elusive and finicky fish take some technique and know how in order to be successful. Picking the right color fishing tackle…
Comparing and contrasting shoepeg corn vs sweet corn and the pros and cons of each for kokanee salmon fishing. When it comes to fishing for Kokanee salmon, corn is the most popular bait. The reason for this is that corn holds scent and keeps the fish coming back for more. Corn is a great bait…
This article is inspired by the video put out by Spilt Milt Productions, which is available below and does a great walkthrough of the best hooks for kokanee fishing, and why you ought to consider upgrading your hooks. We did our own testing to see if the evaluation from Spilt Milt stands up Hooks Are…
When I’m out trolling for kokanee, I’ll often catch other species of trout, either rainbows or cutthroat trout mostly, but you know what I never seemed to catch? Bass. Granted, that’s probably because most bass don’t hang out in the depths or areas that kokanee salmon hang out at, but still, I was curious. So…
I was scrolling through the old social media and I saw one of the most unique kokanee setups I’ve ever seen: deer antler kokanee lures. I’m a hunter as well as a fisher, so I was intrigued. I obviously had to talk to the guy, so I reached out to Mr. Emmett Miller to learn…
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Fishing for kokanee takes a certain level of precision, both to find the fish, and to stay on the fish. No matter what type of device you have, this article should help you determine what kokanee salmon look like on a fish finder. Kokanee tend to be in a band that can range from 5…
