Kokanee 2024 Watch the Finder -- Flaming Gorge 

my pleasure

it will only get better when the water warms up a bit. 36 degrees now. We are looking for 45 to get really hot.

Hopefully, I can get out on the water at that time.

No I won't do that type of video. Unless i am mistaken, you cannot use live bait in Utah. I can't be sure about Wyoming but in my experience, when we are releasing "unharmed" 99 percent of the larger (over 25 inches) lake trout that we catch, I shutter to think how much mortality there would be if we were allowed to use live bait. i have used live bait for pan fish in states that allow it and certainly in the ocean, but not here and never for lake trout.

@@doafish sorry autocorrect got me on that one…. I meant Glide bait.

I am happy to do so. Thanks for watching!

Adam, I use Dakota dodgers 4.5 inches long. They are sold by Lakeshore Tackle Co. If you don't know them, you can find them on Facebook. Christenson's Tackle, Ned's Bait Box or Lakeshore Tackle

I actually found quite good numbers of kokanees which is pleasing to be sure.

Good to hear. We moved to Vernal last year and my expeditions have been marginal at best :). Great info...thanks!

@@leshamilton6657 I hope you will be able to spend more time over the mountain.

The mount is a 90 degree Bro Craft. They sell 45 and 90 depending on your boat. I hope that helps.

Does it work good?

@@toddsinks611 if I had to do it again I would have purchased the bro craft model that has a larger aluminum pad like the one you can see on any one of my downriggers. It is larger and therefore much more stable. But, the one that came with my Brew City still works fine.

Thanks Dave. I thought you may have winter killed, Nice to hear from you!

I am not a guide but would be happy to assist you depending on when you will be here. Email me at don@donallphin.com to see if something might work out. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks so much kind of a dream fishing trip for me. Not sure when yeah but we’ll plan out something looked at strawberry reservoir campground, which looks pretty good for Kokanee fishing not sure if they have the jumbo lake trout like they do at the gorge. Have a great season !! Looking forward to more videos

I get it.

I found them in 30 to 50 feet.

Hi Don. I just subscribed to your channel. I have a similar Lund boat and it appeared like you were using a Brew City Pole Mount for your livescope. I have the same sporttrack on my Lund and was wondering where you purchased the bracket to then mount the pole? Thanks for sharing!

Great question. line twist of some sort is inevitable when dealing with spinning reels. However, if you choose to use a braided line, line twist is normally not an issue. In my case, I used braid until this year which made it easier for me than others. Having said that, you must use swivels and "NEVER tie directly to the line without them. I actually have swivels upon swivels. Also, you should try to put line on your reels the same direction it comes of the spool. If you put new line on and then cut it so it hangs from the end of your rod, if it twists up instead of laying flat, you know you are messed up BEFORE you even begin to troll. Lastly, the more expensive reels like Quantum, Shimano, Daiwa, and others have anti-twist versions that do in fact help. In the end though, if you line twist up, here is trick to make it straight again. Mind a stretch of water where you can be by yourself, then, put your boat in gear and let out the twisted line behind your boat. Let it go all the way to the backing and once there, drag it behind your boat for up to 1/4 of a mile. The line will straighten and to test it, reel it back in and see. I have had to do it twice a few times but it does work so you don't have to throw away the twisted line. I hope that helps.

I would launch at Sheep Creek. You should be able to camp on King Fisher Island or Hideout campground both are on the water. I am in Idaho most of this week so I don’t know about all the conditions but will be returning by Thursday.

@doafish thank you Don this is extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. I'll let you know how it goes. Will be keeping an eye on weather, winter won't let go here in Kanab (had a little snow yesterday) and our ranch south of Dixie and Bryce is still snowed in.

I have a112-pound thrust on my ulterra with 2 36 volt lithium batteries wired in parallel so I get 15 hours on the water without using the kicker. much quieter all around.

Have you noticed a difference in your catch rate using your electric vs gas trolling motor? Speaking in terms of noise the fish can feel.

This was the first time using them They caught fish and stayed right with the "pink lady" as I named it. I did turn a little quick once or twice and it got caught up in the dodger. But, it really did catch fish so I will keep it in my boat.

😂 not ethical?? Bro livescope, in absolutely no way, assists you in getting the fish to bite. I had numerous experiences on eleven mile reservoir this ice season where I had hundreds of kokanee swarming my jigging machine for 20 minutes or longer, but they absolutely refused to bite anything. Livescope is just another tool, picking up the areas that your traditional 2d sonar can’t see. It’s just there to aid in finding the fish, getting the finicky fish to bite is the real challenge