Pursuing kokanee is like assembling a puzzle, where every day, the pieces change shape and colour. It can drive you mad, but the rewards for unlocking the daily changes are worth it. Kokanee seem to be a tailor-made fish for the trolling-inclined, family-fishing oriented, angler. They are plentiful, hit lures well and are notoriously tasty. Kokanee are land-locked sockeye salmon, and because of this lineage, are better fighters than similarly-sized rainbow trout. A kokanee bite is not a half-hearted tap-tap. They more often than not will slam your trolled lures with reckless abandon. The kokanee’s bright, silver sides make them a very attractive game fish and their tendency to school up can provide very productive time on the water. Combined, these attributes create the kokanee addiction.
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Via Todd Martin…Kokanee are aggressive, territorial and curious to a fault. They have an instinct to chase or eat things before a rival does it for them, hence why they hit trolled lures so well. The flash and vibration from lures combined with dodgers and willow leafs trolled through a school of kokanee can simply drive them wild. As kokanee race to attack the intruding object, double headers are common…