Fishing at the Gorge

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Kokanee are a far weaker species of fish them a Bass. I watch people catch Kokanee, release them as they are still trolling, a few minutes later an osprey is feeding on it. Just because they swim down doesn't mean they stayed down. Their mortality rate I would guess to be extremely high. It's turned into a pet peeve of mine when I hear people talk about how they caught 35 Kokes, just in the morning. All I hear is you killed a bunch of fish. I catch the boats limit, then move species. Last year I caught the biggest Kokanee I've ever caught after I had my limit, I was trying to catch mac's, it was way deep. I let it go, it swam down, hopefully it lived. I know the odds aren't good however.
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