Fall Kokanee Fishing on Lake Merwin | Washington State | September 2023

[@waikarimoana]

Nice day to be out and fish and have a few nice ones in the net too, tight lines and thumbs up from NZ,, Tony.

[@ThePiscatorian360]

It was a nice day indeed Tony. Thanks for dropping in.

[@briank.347]

Great catch! 🤙🏽

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Thanks!

[@WAFishQuest]

Awesome kokes! Neat seeing the color variation by 3rd week of Sept.

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Yeah, cool to see the transformation.

[@F.A.R.T]

I had to google what was a kokanee..lol. anyway, good to see you guys managed to get some.

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Ended up being a nice day out there!

[@carlim6356]

Always talk to the fish. 😀

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Yes you do!

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

Is it really a grind if you have one in the boat before you even turn on the camera?

[@ThePiscatorian360]

Yes!!! At this lake, we usually have doubles or triples first thing in the morning. We had one, then I think it took 30 minutes for fish number two. Last trip we hooked over 40 in 2 hours to get 20 in the box. So seeing those numbets in the past made it like a grind. Don't get me wrong we still caught nice fish and the actuon was there just below the normal expectations I guess. Hope this makes sense. 😆

[@yourplayin]

How do you avoid the pike minnow? I’ve never had much success on merwin

[@ThePiscatorian360]

We caught one! I usually catch zero to 2 of them on average a trip. I focus from the surface down to about 45 feet for most of the kokanee there depending on time of year and temp etc... If you're catching a lot, you need to leave that school of pike minnow and try a different spot. Kokanee are all over that lake.