When the kokanee stop biting, there never seems to be a common denominator to change to help them start biting again.
The variables never seem obvious enough to enter into the equation of figuring out the answer to “what makes a kokanee bite?”
Today, the morning bite was great. The answer was simple. A pink jig tipped with one mealworm seemed to be what they wanted. We managed to put 11 kokanee on the ice before the bite turned off and the kokanee decided not to bite our hooks. We spent the next 4 hours trying to figure out what they wanted. After trying many different combinations of baits and scents, we managed to put 3 more kokanee on the ice.
Why does the bite slow down? We were marking kokanee all day that were swimming around our offerings. Was it the falling barometric pressure that slowed the bite? Were the kokanee full and just swimming around until dinner time? They were still curious as Ethan watched two kokanee bump his flasher.
After lunch and the afternoon “bite” time, we decided to call it a day. We took a couple pictures and then headed home to clean and fillet our catch in preparation for the smoker.
Kokanee for dinner was the perfect way to end the weekend. We eat a lot of fish, because it tastes great and is a healthy food for our family. Unfortunately, we ran out of kokanee in our freezer this winter, so we only cooked up 2 fish for dinner. We are trying to save a few batches of fish for the smoker, because smoked kokanee get eaten like candy in our house. Sarah made kokanee in the air fryer with avocado oil and salmon rub. I could have eaten two fish to myself, but we only had one fillet each. Next time, we will cook 3 fish to make sure we get enough of a taste of this great tasting fish that is stocked for us to eat thanks to Go Fish BC.