07-30-2023, 09:16 PM
Strawberry has ALWAYS been a fickle little lady. This is a late report but Monday the 17th, I launched at Soldier Creek. I assumed that because of the high temperatures, the Kokanee were deeper than they were. I have a Lowrance Fish-N-Temp, which is a pain in the butt to use, because you have to unwind a wire from the spool to get the temp sensor to drop using a bell sinker. The sinker was not heavy enough, so there was some coil in the wire. I assume the readings are off by 10% or so. I also found the batteries were weak so the readings are off a little more. but here is what I found:
surface 70 deg.
20' - 66 deg.
30' - 54 deg. (kokanee)
40' - 46 deg.
50' - 42 deg.
60' - 41 deg.
70' - 40 deg.
80' - 38 deg.
90' - 38 deg.
100' 37 deg.
The point is, I was fishing below the Kokanee. I hooked up constantly with Cutthroats, (some big) as deep as 55'. Finally, fished shallower and landed a really nice kokanee, (which is all I wanted). In the future, I intend to take temperature readings before I start seriously fishing for Kokes. The Cutties were fun and it was a really good day. Had fun and was off before the wind kicked in.
surface 70 deg.
20' - 66 deg.
30' - 54 deg. (kokanee)
40' - 46 deg.
50' - 42 deg.
60' - 41 deg.
70' - 40 deg.
80' - 38 deg.
90' - 38 deg.
100' 37 deg.
The point is, I was fishing below the Kokanee. I hooked up constantly with Cutthroats, (some big) as deep as 55'. Finally, fished shallower and landed a really nice kokanee, (which is all I wanted). In the future, I intend to take temperature readings before I start seriously fishing for Kokes. The Cutties were fun and it was a really good day. Had fun and was off before the wind kicked in.