Kokanee Fishing Stampede Reservoir weeks prior to upcoming tournament

Decide to head up to Stampede Reservoir to do a little pre fishing for an upcoming Kokanee Power Tournament.. Ran into Troy while out there and also ran into the law.. There out there checking so be careful!!!

[@GaryRoenickr]

My absolute favorite lake to fish and I have been since 1988-2023. In the early years a Great Fishery, Big Browns, Rainbows and Kokes up to 20”. The last few years has been Overfished and size has diminished each year. 2020 a consistent 15-16” and since has gone down. You gave some nice tips, good job and a nice limit of fish.

[@jigitfishing5710]

Yeah fish never that big since I have fished it.. buddy of mine caught like a 20lb Mac there last year.

[@IamNemo85]

Thanks for explaining the downriggers. Never used them before and I was curious.

[@JUNationFishing]

Great idea to use those trout magnet tails for Kokanee!!! 👍👍👍

[@Phishrman]

Nice chunky limit! It was great to see you out there buddy.

[@josecruzjr1990]

Nv?

[@jaaron2834]

Hey there, it's Northern California Highway 80 toward Reno, NV.

[@jigitfishing5710]

Nope in California

[@mozee01]

Bro everytime!!!! imma only follow ur setup. Berryessa here I come.

[@RobertF-cs7fx]

Great Video, Isee a lot of boats on the water, was this the weekend? I fished Stampede in the 1980s, there was very little traffic.

[@jigitfishing5710]

Appreciate it!!! Yeah the lake gets a lot of traffic these days.. ramp definitely sucks when there's traffic.. thanks for watching my video!!!

[@billbrn]

I have had nothing but struggles catching kokanee's this year on Stampede, compared to the last few years when i could barely keep up with the how many hook ups i would get.

[@jigitfishing5710]

I would say this year is a tougher one for sure.. we get spoiled some years..

[@ibgrizz]

🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣👊👊

[@jigitfishing5710]

Thanks Warren!!!

[@ibgrizz]

@@jigitfishing5710 I will see you there next weekend !!!

[@jigitfishing5710]

Yes you will.. I will be there Thursday to Sunday

[@GrantZadow]

What brand are your down riggers?

[@jigitfishing5710]

They are Cannons

[@GrantZadow]

What is the brand of your down riggers?

[@jigitfishing5710]

They are Cannon Marlin series.. I added the longer boom though..

[@garyroenicke2102]

This lake gets so Overfished. Last year 13”-16”, earlier this year 13”-15” and now 12”-14”, Pretty odd, should be getting bigger.

[@jigitfishing5710]

Yeah I agree little odd.. there are bigger ones in there just doesn't seem to be very many of them.

[@markweber4854]

Do you ever troll with your main motor (not for kokanee) or another stern mounted motor and if so... does it cause problems with your downriggers mounted so far forward?

[@jigitfishing5710]

Yes I do troll with my main for trout and kings.. the back of my boat is basically a flat deck so mounting them up front just makes it easier.. my boats a little bass tracker so not really made for downriggers lol..

[@markweber4854]

@@jigitfishing5710 - I used to fish Puget Sound for salmon a lot and my first boat had the downriggers mounted about midship. The cables would get tangled in my prop sometimes and I always had to turn really wide or else my gear would tangle, that's why I asked. Thanks!

[@jigitfishing5710]

Roger that.. I never had it hit my prop although I do use 8lb weights so there's not to much blow back.. Bet there some good memories fishing the Puget Sound..