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[Noahs Arc]

Has anyone been out that way yet? Was out that way earlier last week fishing another area and forgot to have a look for ice on Kawkawa.
Any ice updates appreciated. I’m hoping to get the little guys out there soon they’re very jealous and too young for steelhead yet, and are eager to tie one on.

[Rodney]

There has been no ice on the lake this winter.

A couple of notes. The coho population appears to dominate the lake now and abundance of kokanee seems to be low. This shouldn't be a surprise when one species has a daily quota of four while retention remains closed for the other competitive species.

All coho salmon appear to be full of worms. According to locals, it isn't unusual to see worms in these coho early in the season and by June they usually all disappear, however it's a lot more worms this year.

[psd1179]

I am worrying the local residents health

[firstlight]

So thats where them Ramen noodles come from...

[Noahs Arc]

Thanks Rod. Just looking for some easy numbers for the little guys. Took the boat up to Weaver last weekend and it was closed. Ended up fishing around Kilby with no luck.

[RalphH]

I thought the coho were non-retention?

[Robert_G]

Strangely enough, in most systems Coho average a larger size than Sockeye, and yet in all my years fishing Kawkawa Lake, the landlocked Coho are averaging substantially smaller than the Kokanee.

[JustPuttsin]

Has anyone been to the lake this weekend? Just curious as to how busy it was.

[psd1179]

Has anyone been to the lake this weekend? Just curious as to how busy it was.

I am curious if people have appetite for the Kawkawa kokanee after seeing the round worm picture. 

[fisherforever]

Nothing wrong with the Kokanee, Rods pic shows a COHO! These worms don't affect Kokanee.

[psd1179]

Nothing wrong with the Kokanee, Rods pic shows a COHO! These worms don't affect Kokanee.

Worms have a life cycle, part inside the fish, part in the water and part in some aqua insects. I am not sure if worms don't affect kokanee, but I am sure  I don't want to touch that piece of water.


An example:


Another one

[clarki]

Nothing wrong with the Kokanee, Rods pic shows a COHO! These worms don't affect Kokanee.

Are you suggesting that these these broad fish tapeworms don’t affect Kokanee, or they don’t appear to affect Kokanee in Kawkawa lake?

They affect Kokanee in other parts of the province
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/kootenay/fsh/main/pdf/Kootenay_Lake_Sport_Fishing_Update-March_2008-final.pdf

[Dave]

Those look like Philonema nematodes, and were very common in Cultus Lake sockeye.  But not to that degree.

[clarki]

Thanks Dave. Now to googles that 😀

[spoiler]

for some reason, a few years ago some of the hatchery Coho that were released ended up in Cultus Lake.
they grew to a decent size and people were catching them up to 2lbs.