Chasing Monster Payette Lake Kokanee (Kokanee Across America - Bonus!)

[@oliverluedtkle7463]

I love all the work you do. You are a very smart, respectful, and patient fisherman. I hope more fishermen inspire to be like you. Thank you for all the outstanding content you create.

[@JohnJackson-or7vj]

Great video man. Love the double hook up

[@jimb7710]

Thank you for sharing your trip. I ordered old town 136 auto pilot, really looking forward to using it on the Oregon coast and inland lakes. Your videos have been a wealth of information. Thanks again, I ended up with the Old Town definitely due to your videos .

[@Mark-dj5qf]

Those are awesome Kokes dude. Fun to watch! Thanks!

[@ryanhill2348]

That!!! That was awesome,….great way to end the the day after work, cook some dinner, and watch that gong show double header! Super inspiring,…thanks for what you do!!!!!

[@jerryberg6244]

Very cool way to end your day there. I love how calm you are talking about your message while reeling in fish.

[@garyroenicke2102]

A Great informational trip with some exceptional fish. Our local lake here in N California has fish only up to 13”. Thanks for all your work👍

[@pancakeface5717]

That double at the end was so much fun I had to watch it again. Nice job!

[@Zachary-h1l]

I want to get into kokanee fishing know. Payette is two hours away from me, and I had no idea that kokanee of that size were in there. Really nice fish! 👍👍

[@lukethompson8751]

I caught my first Kokanee on Sunday in North Idaho. I think this year will be the best yet.

[@glpf5]

Thanks for the continued great content Tyler. No matter where I'm fishing I'm always on the water at/before dawn; my favorite time of the day! Can't wait to see your East Coast videos!

[@craighoover1495]

I enjoyed this post from a lake I knew, and well, from more than 30 years ago as a worker at the fish hatchery there and a fellow fish biology student. Your update regarding how the fishery in the lake has been managed was good for me to hear. We fished from float tubes for lake trout to no avail. Fishing kayaks were not invented yet I do believe. At the time I was there I also surveyed anglers in Cascade Reservoir where there was a good kokanee fishery.

[@braddixon3338]

Payette Lake is right by McCall Idaho, a town I've been to many times, but never knew it had kokanee. Now that I never go there, or course is when I find out. Great ending to your video, so amazing you got those two fish in.

[@chazbickel4518]

I catch a lot of Coho with the wonder bread. Looks like the Kokanee like it too. Great videos!!

[@Private_Idaho_1]

Nice fish! I see a trip to Payette lake in my near future!

[@kevinenos7941]

Awesome. Love ending on doubles. I know for a fact I hook up on more fish when sun angle is at my back. I believe going into the sun when fish are in upper water column hurts their eyes.

[@coltonswift4767]

That’s an insane ending! Great work!

[@spiltmilt]

A true “clusterf*$@“

[@financialpanda1670]

Congratulations the double catch! The ending catching vibe is very vivid!

[@kevincapps4258]

Awesome video!! we just bought property in McCall and can't wait to get there with my kayak and get some of those big Kokanee.

[@johnscottspencer]

Never had a desire to fish Kokanee but I’m inspired!!!

[@spiltmilt]

Welcome to the dark side!

[@AlpineForge9600]

Great series , buncha great tips and scenery have a safe drive home

[@GRENADE9820]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 I learn something new in every one of your videos thank u keep up the good work

[@davidfish8383]

Double - always a great problem to have! Great action! Like your insights to kokanee angling. Keep them coming 👍👍

[@macsmith2092]

Very cool! Those are some gorgeous fish. I'm envious of your ability to predict the fishing. You're undoubtedly the Kokanee Whisperer.

[@johnspecht7449]

Nice. I will be sad for this to be over. You were at some awesome places.

[@TappadaraWest]

Awesome beautiful video Ty.

[@mccurjm]

I've been looking forward to this series since you started talking about doing it. This was a great ending to the inland tour! :)

[@jons5898]

Great to see that the Kokes are coming back at Payette !

[@AKPakrat]

Such a fun video!!!

[@brandenbockness69]

Heck yeah! What a great ending! Another great video and info.

[@scottweagel5416]

Excellent series, thank you Sir for all the great footage and education.

[@scottweagel5416]

BTW, you have made me Google more definitions than any fisherman alive, lol

[@chriskennedy5726]

Very cool. Nice job. AWESOME VIDEO

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

Crazy double! Looks like an awesome trip! Looking forward to more content in the future!

[@irwintyler9357]

Awesome stuff thanks for sharing!

[@smallieman1756]

What a stellar way to end the day!! Nice job Tyler. Love it!

[@timmoore9736]

Such gorgeous fish!

[@scottkennedy1089]

Looks like another great day of fishing and the size of those things is dang impressive!

[@paulrobinson6433]

Awesome content. Those are gorgeous Kokanee. I moved to Mead, WA a year and a half ago. I grew up catching Kokanee with my grandfather on Mason Lake on the west side. I am less than an hour from so many lakes over here. I am anxious to get after some Kokanee this summer. I have pontoon boat with a Honda 150 on it. I am deciding between the trolling socks or a trolling plate on the out drive to be able to slow down to about 2 mph so I can troll for these fish. Thanks again for your content. Take care.

[@SLACKLINEDUDE]

Awesome video!

[@practicedm]

Wow nicely done.

[@roberthamilton6836]

I have the same issue at my lake with regards to the jet and ski boat traffic, so I have to launch early, early. Thanks for showing your Kibari Fly. I will now add one to my arsenal. Thanks for all your help and tips as I have been slaying Kokanee all summer. I have reduced my rods to one so I can stay fishing longer. Nice problem to have.

[@stephenjensen93]

Incredible content in all your videos! Loving every bit of it! Thank you for all your hard work

[@rgrrgrsxndngr1904]

Ya got that phone in the pocket and zip up down to a T! Haha Dang those last 2 are chubbies!!

[@spiltmilt]

LOL yes! Muscle memory

[@fishwhistle9666]

The ol PP wonderbread...the best dodgers I own haha awesome video as always, makes me want to get out to my home lake this weekend! Thanks again for the content, always learn something from your videos! Cheers!

[@Phishrman]

That was a monster double up that you totally predicted! So cool

[@micahgelfand8282]

Damn those are nice Kokanee! Very jealous. Not a lot of big kokanee here in Western Washington

[@gregwellens7742]

Great to meet you at the Brewster pool last Wednesday! I’ve learned a ton from watching your channel, really appreciate all the content you put out, thanks!

[@reapergrim76]

Nice stuff! 😀

[@returnofsid]

Dude! I was actually holding my breath as you netted that last fish. I worried you'd lose them both! Great job!

[@snhojytsud]

Well I guess everybody knows now. Last summer I never saw another boat trolling. This summer it’s been progressively getting more and more. Glad you were able to get on some big ones!

[@chubbrock659]

I was at Payette last summer for some river rafting and water skiing. MCCall is a beautiful area but a little small town for me. When Albertsons is your only dining option after 9 pm you know it’s a small town haha. We did the sunset cruise and heard the story about the payette monster which may be a monster Mac. Thanks for sharing this vid, now I want to go back for kokes!

[@randallpinkfloyd7225]

Those kokes were tanks!

[@Badkharma21]

I used to survey for balsam woolly adelgid in that area up in the mountains and in the early mornings we would whack lakers and a few kokanee. glad to see the kokanee have bounced back. If i remember the lakes in Idaho are supposed to have a restriction for powerboating until 10 am. can't remember if payette has that. I do remember how frothed up that lake would get in the afternoon though. eesh.

[@wasachevyguy]

What a finish!! Every fisherman’s dream! You ever think about coming North to the interior of BC? We have some incredible Kokanee fisheries up here not to mention the world famous fighting Kamloops rainbow trout. I’m sure you’d have no shortage of hosts!

[@spiltmilt]

Working on plans. I've had some really crummy experiences at Canadian immigration so I need to ensure all my paperwork is in order.

[@reedmoon3630]

Great video and a bit surprised at the great kokanee at Payette. I want to try Payette this coming Monday in an inflatable boat with trolling motor. No fish finder or downrigger, just leads. Going for kokanee but I'd be happy with some lake trout and rainbows too. Do you think it's too late in season for kokanee success? Any tips for where to fish for kokes at Payette, such as where to put in and approx how many feet off the shore?

[@spiltmilt]

They should be starting to turn there now and will be headed up lake to spawn but next year's fish should be available right off McCall. Thanks for your support.

[@riversedgefishing]

No way! I was up there last week. I'll probably have a video on it sometime soon. We also caught our limits right before 10:00 a.m. I heard after that the kokanee bite just dies and they disappear. No point on staying any longer... Those are some awesome kokanee 🔥 Nice job!

[@humbugvideos]

Damn I'm only 2 hours away and I've been meaning to get out there. Great video Tyler!

[@spiltmilt]

Get out there!

[@dougsparks66]

Miss those toads in Merwin...the good old days

[@ernieflynn5124]

Hey bud I've been a fan of yours for sometime. Tried most of your suggestions with no success. I. Lucky to get one or two kokanee in a year. I wish I could figure it out.nice job...again.

[@spiltmilt]

Sorry to hear Ernie. Are there any guides on your local lakes? Some people learn better by doing rather than watching

[@ernieflynn5124]

@@spiltmilt I wish I had the money for that.

[@zacharypedersen4090]

Nice chonkers my guy! I hear that Idaho has some great Kokanee fisheries. You should check out kokabow tackle.. I use the kokabow dodgers they have every day and they kick some butt. I still wanna try out some Paulina peak dodgers before the season ends. I'm really interested to see how the east coast does!

[@mcohunts5600]

Enjoy your videos. You had mentioned Navajo Lake in New Mexico was part of your tour. Did you change your mind?

[@spiltmilt]

I did. Fuel costs and reports of small fish led me to add Fontanelle and cancel Navajo

[@rossstrawn5969]

Nice eyeopener, thanks for your sharing an overlooked resource at Payette Lake. Cascade Lake, just south is also producing kokanee. Question- Will you do some research into drifting nymphs, chronomids, as an alternative to trolling dodgers, seem like that really pays off, particularly just after "the bite" turns off. They seem to be feeding, not agressivly but actively. Thanks much keep up the great vids.

[@spiltmilt]

I know a fair number of folks who drift chironomid flies in the spring when they are surface feeding but I imagine its much more difficult during the summer when they are deeper.

[@canidsong]

I lived in McCall for nearly a year. Somehow, I never fished the lake.

[@spiltmilt]

Noooo!

[@janetmeyer7406]

Catching kokanee from kayaks is my husband and I favorite way to fish. We really appreciate how you explain things based on science, plus discuss the kokanee management at each of the lakes you visit. We favor fishing for kokanee during springtime (mostly to avoid boaters), but this year we can't get away until August. What is the latest you would fish for kokanee? I know they spawn in the fall, but when does the meat quality start to drop off? Does the latitude of the lake affect when this occurs (i.e., southern vs northern)? We will plan accordingly if we could some good kokanee fishing in.

[@spiltmilt]

I will fish for keeper Kokanee into late August on most lakes. Some lakes they spawn in November and I can catch chrome fish well into September

[@jdalley5192]

Is there a general rule of them to predict water temperature at various depths without a Fishhawk???

[@spiltmilt]

Not really but look for that thermocline. Kokanee are usually in close proximity

[@rossvanravenhorst]

Great video, those are fantastic fish! What dates were you fishing?

[@spiltmilt]

July 1

[@thehonfleur]

Great vid! How come as far as 60ft back before clipping in the snap weight?

[@spiltmilt]

Because i want both dodgers close to each other to attract more fish

[@thehonfleur]

@@spiltmilt ahhh. Smart!

[@dallaswood4117]

Sixty at the surface late July and popular for water sports good grief that’s a might bit chilly for me

[@chaserussell7610]

U might need to grow a pair then

[@dallaswood4117]

@@chaserussell7610 why so they can completely suck back into my body jumping in that lake haha. I live in Utah with plenty of cold as hell lakes but there are also a ton of them at lower elevation that are much warmer, which are much more popular for water sports. I’ll fish the cold ones and swim in the warm ones I’m not going to swim in the cold ones with other options available for the same reason I don’t turn the shower to cold when I have a water heater

[@kevincapps4258]

What general location did you fish while fishing here? Did you launch at Mile High Marina? Just moving to the area and not familiar with the lake yet.

[@barbkoos2629]

Great Kokanee trip!! What size Gamigatsu split shot drop shot hooks?

[@spiltmilt]

Size 1

[@ernieflynn5124]

Where do you get you depth thermometer?

[@spiltmilt]

Fish Hawk Temp Depth Sensor: amzn.to/3xEZY6A

[@rayfitting7350]

When did you fish that lake. I live in Lewiston and wann hit it. Any pointers

[@spiltmilt]

Several weeks ago at the end of June. I didn’t have to go far from the launch to find them

[@rayfitting7350]

@@spiltmilt thank you so much. I will try it probably next year. Back to Wallowa next weekend. Love your content.

[@ronnerviani426]

Great video's. I have learned a lot about Kokanee fishing from you. I'm thinking of fishing Brewster Pool in Washington. Where is the best place to launch a trailered boat? Do local bait shops in area have the Loonie Coonie Shrimp Baits I can pick up when I arrive. Any other tip[s you can provide would be much appreciated as I will be traveling from Central California to Washington (over 800 miles). Thank you

[@spiltmilt]

The best launch is in the town of Brewster itself. There is an unimproved gravel launch up the Okanogan River along Monse River Rd that suitable for small boats and kayaks. No local bait resources so bring your own. Its not hard to find the fishing grounds as there will be a 200 other boats there.

[@chorn103]

I’m taking my yak to McCall in three weeks. Do you have any advice or local resources that might be helpful? Water will certainly be warm on top, so obviously fishing deeper/thermocline. And starting at dawn. Appreciate all your content and great videos!

[@spiltmilt]

There is really nothing for local resources other than the intel from this video. Most folks in Idaho are not that forthcoming

[@chorn103]

@@spiltmilt LOL. They gotta keep the good stuff secret and just keep selling potatoes to the rest of us. Cheers!

[@reedmoon3630]

@@spiltmilt If you're on the Idaho Kokanee FB group, you'll notice nobody ever mentions Payette. I'm not sure if they're keeping it a secret or they just don't realize it's producing. Because for years this lake was not a good Kokanee Lake, mostly known for macs. So your video is very encouraging, in fact I might drive up around Aug 20th to try. You think that's too late in the season for Kokes?

[@clownmatrix3003]

wow those are monsters lol. I got one a bit smaller than those with my dad a few weeks ago with the moonjelly dodger you recommended, it was just killing it. Is the link to the pink/purple net wing dodger broken or do they not sell it anymore? Im just looking to pick up a couple more. Also do you change dodger color much like in the fall? Do you use orange or watermelon colors? anyway thanks for all the tips im still learning lol

[@spiltmilt]

Something is up with the Paulina Peak website I've let them know. My dodger color choice varies by day. I have had luck with Watermelon on certain lakes (Yale, Merwin, and Whiskeytown).

[@spiltmilt]

Just found out they are temporarily out of stock but should be back in stock by the weekend and will be available for purchase.

[@clownmatrix3003]

@@spiltmilt Awesome thanks alot, really appreciate the feedback. Good luck on your adventures

[@gentleman83301]

What reels are on those rods? Those look pretty small formfactor and have line counters on them compared to what I normally see .

[@spiltmilt]

Daiwa Lexa 100 HLC amzn.to/36zef7W

[@TGLRD]

Hey I noticed in your older videos you used to add music and you’d have those fast forward cut scenes. Just curious why you stopped doing that?

[@spiltmilt]

They used to allow us to monetize videos with music in them now you have to extra careful or else I lose the ability to make $$ on a video.

[@nascott1]

How do you estimate lure depth (without a fishfinder/depthfinder) while trolling with cannonball slider/dropper rig? Do you use line angle, feet of line out & Sin function? Or is there an easier way?

[@spiltmilt]

I use this calculator

[@nascott1]

@@spiltmilt thanks for reply... but was there supposed to be a link to the depth calculator? If there's a link I'm not seeing it on my Android phone

[@nascott1]

Hey, can you share where to find that trolling depth calculator you use?

[@jerrycochrun4444]

My daughter lives in McCall, any maps or tips on where to find them?

[@spiltmilt]

Straight out from the only public ramp in town

[@jerrycochrun4444]

Thank you, love your videos!

[@eddygarcia8814]

On the double up was the first fish in the net already bled? Almost had a heart attack when you put the net back in to get the second one, thought he would get out 😂😂

[@spiltmilt]

No it could have swam out I was grateful it didn’t

[@eddygarcia8814]

@@spiltmilt me too hahaha me too!

[@hsoloman]

First!

[@eddygarcia8814]

Hey I need some help and advice! I want to fish rat lake from the bank what would be the best set up to catch the big trout? Thank you !

[@spiltmilt]

Spoons. No bait no barbs at Rat Lake

[@eddygarcia8814]

@@spiltmilt yea modified my rooster tails cut 2 hooks and pinched barbs but had no luck first time I went . Will have to try spoons.

[@mikegarland9406]

Why do you run a left and right hand Lexa 100 at same time?

[@spiltmilt]

So I turn the handles of both while they are in the rod holder

[@Carlb328]

Wouldn't the lake trout be more fun?

[@spiltmilt]

Have you ever caught a Lake Trout. It's just dead weight. I prefer Kokanee for their fight and taste.

[@chubbrock659]

Could you do a video of the zooplankton they eat under a microscope? I’d love to see what they are actually filtering from the water up close.

[@spiltmilt]

Great suggestion

[@sov19871987]

Agree, nice suggestion. Maybe include more info about them.

[@paulmorozov9348]

Why clip on weights rather than your earlier method of a sliding weight

[@spiltmilt]

I cover that here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIOzh2aVd52Mjck

[@Justin-zs1ql]

Talk about quality fish. That seemed to be your best trip yet however.... the last two fish were paid actors.

[@verdeanpetersen8350]

Does idaho have a two day Possession limit?