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[wiperhunter2]

I have been watching this thread like a hawk!  I haven't been out on the boat this year targeting Kokanee at FG, but I have been shore fishing for anything that would bite.  Fished near Buckboard, Holmes Crossing, and Sheep Creek.  Each time, I was either skunked or caught only one fish (15" Rainbow).  We were fishing with worms + marshmallows off the bottom and then I was throwing nearly every piece of hardware in my tackle box...  

When we get the boat out, I would be happy to target pups rather than kokanee.  Any advice on what to do differently or where to go?  We have a 17' Hewes craft with downriggers and all the fixins for Kokanee fishing... we generally fish around 30-60 feet in the 'combat fishing' zones near Buckboard.  Even with this setup, we would occasionally catch a pup (and keep it).    

P.S. Who catches 50+ Kokanee a day??  I want to talk to them   The last few years, we considered it a great day to catch 5 or 6 between the four of us...

When the koke numbers were up, it was not unusual for tournament anglers to catch that many and more in a two day event but that all changed with the downturn in the fishery. 
As far as a member to talk to about a location, hopefully someone will respond to your post but in the mean time you could send a email to three members that know the Gorge well. Ryno, fstop2 and Tarponjim.