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[squishy fishy]

Hi Everyone

Was out at Kawkawa lake in Hope last wednesday escaping work as usual. Beautiful lake!

We fished off the dock for a few hours and fish were rising and dimpling everywhere. We tried worms for a bit with limited success. Then an insect hatch happened because bugs were flying all over the place. The acrobatic little fish were flying out of the water hitting bugs on the surface  . We switched over to dry flys with our gear rods (not a pretty sight) and got hits every case with a slow retrieve. Although most fish were too small to get hooked, we managed to pull out some 9-10 inches at most. Light coloured Tom Thumbs were apparently irresistable to these fish.

Now, I don't think these were stocked rainbow. Noticably they had adipose fins, highly forked tails, large black spots on dorsal side, very silver sides, and large eyes. Any experts out there to help me out? Maybe wild rainbow, young kokanee?

Also, a few boats had come in while we were on the dock. They said kokanee fishing was poor on the other side of the lake. Maybe a bit early still.

Good Luck to all this weekend

Squishy

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

thanks for the report

[chris gadsden]

                                                Residule coho.

 See the report of March 29, "Invasion of Kawawa Lake" for pictures etc.

[squishy fishy]

Ahhhh. Thanks Chris and Pin head. Wow, does this mean we may fight big landlocked coho in Kakawa a few years from now?

Squishey

[chris gadsden]

Ahhhh. Thanks Chris and Pin head. Wow, does this mean we may fight big landlocked coho in Kakawa a few years from now?

Squishey

No according to the Master this is as big as they get, they spawn and then die.

[nosey]

So Chris is the master sure those coho smolts are landlocked, Fred from CHWK Dart and Tackle seems to think they are just regular coho and after the first year in the lake head out to the ocean. I've always believed the were landlocked like the kokanee, but I've been wrong on some of my other great theories before. I know the master and Fred fish together quite often I guess they never discussed this one.

[chris gadsden]

I would bet a dozen beer tins on "The Master"

[Big Steel]

I would bet a dozen beer tins on "The Master"

When you say a dozen beer "tins", one could assume that you mean empties right?  Since you are no doubt still getting over the Laughs season!!
Great report Squishy, and interesting!!  I would have to agree that they just might be Coho's!!

[stryker 07]

I'm going up there thurs night for the long weekend......i'll find those kokanees

[McWhackit]

They are  not landlocked. Kawkawa lake is connected to the Coquihalla by Sucker creek where the Coho spawn.

[GoldHammeredCroc]

Yeah. Elk lake on the island has a similar story.  I've caught little cohos in there too and Im sure they head down the Colquitz River out to sea.  When they're ready and if they feel like it, they'll head down.  Probably more feed in the lake then the creek so why not hang out at the smorgasbord.

[chris gadsden]

From what I gather they checked scale samples on these coho and found them to be 3 year olds so that means they do not go out of the lake.

[squishy fishy]

Poor little runty cohos 

So these little guys must still have the urge to spawn. Do they swim back to the creek/river and go at it like the big guys? 

Squishy