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The author with a limit of kokanee caught during the Kokanee Power Whiskeytown derby in early August . Photo by WANDA BARSI , Oak Run .
Ken and Paul Kneeland and Bridget Looney with the 280 pound blue marlin that died at the boat after an hour and a half fight in Baja ’ s East Cape .
Photo by DAVE BARSI , Oak Run .
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Creek and fished the main lake for some great kokanee fishing ! Most everyone caught lots of quality kokanee to 16 inches . The hot ticket for us was a Paulina Peak pink dodger followed by a small pink Paulina Peak spinner hoochie at 50 to 70 feet deep .
The quality of the kokanee was fantastic , with Randy Berquist and team winning the derby with a total weight of 87.6 ounces , or an average of almost 2 pounds per fish ! The Kokanee Power derby was lots of fun with a great group of people . The catered barbeque lunch of tri tip , chicken , salad and more was extremely tasty ! For more information on all the Kokanee Power derbies , got to www . kokaneepower . org .
We left Whiskeytown in mid afternoon and went to Shasta Lake . We launched the Rogue Jet at the Packers Bay ramp , after throwing in our sleeping bag and other camping gear . It was a typical hot summer day , but when we got hot , we just jumped out of the boat into the clear water to cool off .
We headed over to the Dry Fork area and started
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fishing . In one hour we caught 10 nice rainbows , from 15 to 20 inches . We used Tasmanian Devils and Excel spoons in red and white colors behind Vance ’ s Cannonball flashers at 65 and 80 feet deep .
Then we found a small , secluded cove between Dry Fork and the dam and anchored the boat . We barbequed burgers on the portable propane stove and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the evening as most of the skiers and boaters left the lake . We pumped up the double bed size air mattress – which fits perfectly behind the swivel seats of the Rogue Jet – and slept soundly as the night air cooled down to almost 70 degrees .
Sunday morning we moved to the mouth of the McCloud arm and dropped the downriggers . I put on a “ bloody cop car ” Excel and also a rainbow trout pattern Hot Ticket spoon , and never changed them all morning .
I saw a few marks at 100 feet deep , so dropped down to that depth and started catching trout ! These were fat , burly rainbows that had been gorging on shad . They would rip the line off the rigger and tear line off the reel several times , before finally slowing down as the got to the surface and it ’ s 85 degree temperatures .
We caught 5 fish in a row all over 19 inches and 3 pounds , with the biggest being 22 inches and 4.1 pounds on the digital scale ! After keeping a few and releasing several nice rainbows , we decided to call it a week !
Fish Sniffer publisher Paul Kneeland and Bridget Looney with a pair of tuna caught on live bait out of Baja ’ s Hotel Palmas de Cortez
Photo by KEN KNEELAND , Merino , Colorado .
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