No downrigger? No problem. Here’s a fun way for people without downriggers to target kokanee. A fish finder helps, but is not always necessary.
I’ve been learning how to jig for kokanee this year and it’s a lot of fun. We still have some great kokanee fishing available on our lakes here in BC.
I had many bites, but missed setting the hook on every fish except this one. The kokanee were active, but seemed shy due to all the ski boats on the lake this evening.
I eventually hooked and landed this nice kokanee on a Kokanee Slammer made by Stan here in BC. I’m looking forward to a few more trips to the lake jigging for kokanee before the spawn starts.