Mad Moose Loc: Payette Id

Wanting to do a trip up to LPO in the spring, does anyone have any tips on rv camping, best area to try for kokanee, and baits? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks and God bless.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Welcome to the Forum, MM, thanks for putting your location down. Sorry, I can't help you.

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

I don’t know where LPO is but dodgers and spinners work for me on Kokanee. 🐟on

afchief93 Loc: Northeast Washington

If you’re talking about Lake Pend Oreille, you might try a flasher or dodger with a pink or green hoochie or Mack’s Kokanee killer lures tipped with corn or grub. I’m in northeast Wa. That combo seems to work up this way. Hope it helps.

ReelT Loc: Montana

Morning Mad Moose!
We’ve only fish PO one time, but it was fantastic.
Stayed at an RV Park at Trestle Creek
On the north end of the lake, east of Kootenai.
They had full hook ups, a boat launch and mooring if you wanted to leave the boat in.
We fished 2 1/2 days and caught over a hundred fish. The Kokanee were all about 12”-13”. Limit was 15 per day.
We were there in late June.
We trolled wedding rings behind flashers, hooks tipped with white corn.
It was a great trip.
Wind can come up pretty quick and waves can get big, so watch the weather. We fished out of our 12’ Klamath and did ok.

Beautiful spot...
According to the camp manager, the place fills up with vacationers, mostly from Canada starting about July 4. Big ski/surf boats and pretty busy.
When we were there, we only saw 4 other boats the whole time we were there.

Hope you find the fish!
Tight Lines!

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Fished there last fall out of Hope, after waiting out a major storm. The bite was off on pike, bass and trout. Even the guides switched to kokanee. The kokanee fishing was red hot with just about any kokanee gear (look on youtube for lots of kokanee how to) We did not fish kokanee as we can do that at home. We watched many get caught near us. Four days of fishing all over the lake produced one 4lb. pike, no bass, one 12 inch trout and enough large perch to keep us fed. Trolling large flies fast is the main method for large trout 10 lb. plus. We ae going back in the spring and again target large trout. I hope we can also find some pike and smallmouth. The guides we talked to said the fishing was great a few days earlier before the storm of heavy rain, hail, snow, high wind and heavy lightening. Good luck

trlittle Loc: Chico CA

I am also planning a trip there when the virus is over.
Does anyone out there have a guide or motel recomendations

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

I believe Seagull has the most experience if you are targeting big trout. Word of caution, He gets booked well in advance. Book six months or more ahead of time. As for Hotels, I can not help as we stay in a condo.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

In the fall, nearly everyone was fishing the high bank near Clark Fork, but I think the fish were bunching up to head up river. It is a pretty open lake, so take a ride to Hope and look for the boats. If you don't see many, they are likely around the point at Clark Fork. Still worth it to get a guide first day. Just a heads up: The guides do not wear masks.

kelly1960 Loc: Grayling Michigan

Hello, I would try someplace that doesn't get as much presser. Try Dworshack res. It is full of kokanee and I think the limit is higher there because there are so many that they are smaller. The bass feed on them and get real fat there also. I lived and went to University of Idaho in Moscow and fished Dworshack as often as possible. If you go to the Dworshak state park camp site on the west side of the lake you will find very few people. I would spend my weekdays when I had free time on this lake and you could fish all day and maybe see 5 boats on this 50 mile long lake. It may be more popular now since it has been 4 years since I fished this wonderful lake.