Strawberry Reservoir Kokanee Fishing

Warming surface waters throughout July and August force the cutthroats to the deeper open water of the reservoir or to regions influenced by springs or stream flow. Anglers should use leaded lines or down riggers to get down to the cutthroat now. Based on weather patterns, surface waters throughout the 1st two weeks of July can reach temperatures as high as 71 F, which are the warmest of the year. Rainbow tend to remain in weedbed regions, throughout the warm summer months. Rainbow fishermen should anchor in the shallows and cast power bait, or work along the edges of the vegetation with marabou jigs or grubs. (anglerguide.com)

Luckily, the number of fish spawning in Sheep Creek exceeds the stream’s spawning habitat. Sheep Creek is a small stream and there are too many spawning females for the space available in the gravel beds. Late spawners dig their reads, or nests, over the reads of earlier spawners. This dislodges, or covers the eggs already in the gravel and can really decrease the productivity of the stream. But, it offers a window of opportunity. Eggs from the surplus, or redundant spawners may be taken without fear of hurting the Flaming Gorge fishery, particularly since nearly all of the Flaming Gorge kokanee spawn on the shale inside the reservoir. (redrockadventure.com)

Throughout the early years after their initial stocking, I had the good fortune of figuring out how to find and catch them. My young kids, their grandfather, and I discovered some number of things about kokanee that gave their presence away. Once we realized what we were seeing on our fishfinder, it became comparatively easy to fish at the correct depth and master the art of hooking these soft-mouthed fish. (heraldextra.com)

Troll a tempt with weighted line to reach best depth. Your lead-core line should have 4 to 6 feet of mono-filament leader before the tempt. Trolling speed is slower for salmon than for cutthroat trout. Trolling in S curves will assist differ the speed and depth of your tempt. Smaller spinners and wobblers are best as the kokanee salmon have a smaller mouth than cutthroat or rainbow trout. Silver flashers and shiny silver lures work best. Salmon congregate and feed in schools, and frequently mistake the silver flash for other salmon feeding. When you start to get good strikes, or catch a fish at some depth, make repeated passes over the same area. (ehow.com)

Warming surface August force the cutthroats to the deeper open water of the reservoir or to regions influenced by springs or stream flow. Anglers should use leaded lines or down riggers to get down to the cutthroat now. Based on weather patterns, surface waters throughout the 1st two weeks of July can reach temperatures as high as 71°F, which are the warmest of the year. Rainbow tend to remain in weedbed regions, throughout the warm summer months. Rainbow fishermen should anchor in the shallows and cast power bait, or work along the edges of the vegetation with marabou jigs or grubs. (wildlife.utah.gov)

It’s time to take a drive to see some beautiful red colors of fall, and I’m not talking just about trees. This Saturday, September 20, is the yearly Kokanee Salmon looking at Day at the Strawberry Reservoir Visitors Center. From 9 am to 3 pm the United States Forest Service is inviting the public to the fish hatchery for a free event to learn more about the kokanee salmon, enjoy some fun actions for the kids, and touch a real red salmon. (gohebervalley.com)

. Shortly after replanting the fish, Utah Chub started to appear. The DWR Division of Wildlife Resources found that the Bonneville Cutthroat trout Bear Lake Strain was a violent chub eating fish. The DWR has used the Cutthroat trout to keep the number of Chub down in the lake. The fishing and fishing rules for Strawberry are rigorous about the ownership, release and quantity of Native Cutthroat an angler is allowed to keep. As of 2008 all Cutthroat between 15 inches 380 mm to 22 inches 560 mm in length are obliged to be released back into the water, despite of the health of the fish. (en.wikipedia.org)

3 pound rainbow's now. There also has been good success with kokanee in 25 feet or deeper around Bear Hole and Soldier Creek with pink, orange or red lures. The Kokanee are biting in Strawberry Bay on the east side in front of narrow's at a 36-41 foot depth. Attempt fishing a little deeper with downrigger equipment or vertical jigging. Shore anglers report just trout fishing during the area. Strawberry Reservoir has special rules so be sure to check the Utah Fishing Guidebook for details. (fishidy.com)

In Utah, kokanee eggs hatch between November and January. The tiny new salmon will use up their 1st weeks of life hiding in the gravel feeding off the remains of their egg yolk bag. After some weeks they’ll emerge from the gravel to feed on plankton. By spring, these youngsters called fingerlings- will be an inch and a half long. Throughout spring runoff the fingerlings are swept downstream till they spill into a lake or reservoir. Now they’ll stay here in the open water for 2-4 years, feeding on zooplankton till they reach maturity. (wildaboututah.org)

The cutthroats from Bear Lake stock have prospered. And, after clean rainbow trout were presented, they too have flourished. In 1996, a four fish bound was presented. Only one may be over 18 inches. And fishermen were asked though not obliged to release all cutthroat trout. The intention was to let the cutthroats grow big enough in enough numbers to control the chub population. (utah-travel-secrets.com)