heyyou325
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Re: New owner 21 ft 74 Starcraft aluminum runabout jet
I'm blessed with several deep water lakes close by. But this is a one of a kind. There used to be 30+ pound Kamloop trout in it, when I was a kid. I know of a couple guys who have fished 600 feet or so they've said. None has caught anything. Priest Lake, about 45 miles away has the best Lake Trout up here. I usually jig for them on bottom. They are usually on a ledge about 200 to 250 feet. Biggest one I've caught is just over 10 lbs, but they've caught some trophy ones out of there. Pend Oreille has had a bounty on Lake trout for the last few years, with no limit, and year round. They're trying to ge the kokanee reestablished. I've never really fished Cour D Alene Lake (I probably misspelled that). It's about 50 miles away, and the smallest of the three. There used to be some Chinook (I think) Salmon in there. I go to Koocanusa in Montana a lot, about 120 miles away, 90 some miles long, goes into Canada. It's overpopulated with Kokanee so the let you catch 50 a day and 100 in possession. You usually can limit too in a weekend. I usually get a special permit for Bull Trout there, it's one of the few places you can fish for them. I don't think I could throw even a 5 pounder back, so better safe than sorry. They also have Ling Cod in there, and a lot of nice Rainbows. As I say, I'm sort of spoiled, but blessed. And Then There's Flathead Lake in Montana about 200 miles away. Or I could go the other way to Lake Roosevelt in Washington State. Been meaning to go over there. These small lakes and rivers in the midwest where I am now, just don't look like much to me. I'm excluding the Great Lakes, Mississippi, and Missouri rivers. Not trying to put any are down, but just not what I'm used to.
I'm blessed with several deep water lakes close by. But this is a one of a kind. There used to be 30+ pound Kamloop trout in it, when I was a kid. I know of a couple guys who have fished 600 feet or so they've said. None has caught anything. Priest Lake, about 45 miles away has the best Lake Trout up here. I usually jig for them on bottom. They are usually on a ledge about 200 to 250 feet. Biggest one I've caught is just over 10 lbs, but they've caught some trophy ones out of there. Pend Oreille has had a bounty on Lake trout for the last few years, with no limit, and year round. They're trying to ge the kokanee reestablished. I've never really fished Cour D Alene Lake (I probably misspelled that). It's about 50 miles away, and the smallest of the three. There used to be some Chinook (I think) Salmon in there. I go to Koocanusa in Montana a lot, about 120 miles away, 90 some miles long, goes into Canada. It's overpopulated with Kokanee so the let you catch 50 a day and 100 in possession. You usually can limit too in a weekend. I usually get a special permit for Bull Trout there, it's one of the few places you can fish for them. I don't think I could throw even a 5 pounder back, so better safe than sorry. They also have Ling Cod in there, and a lot of nice Rainbows. As I say, I'm sort of spoiled, but blessed. And Then There's Flathead Lake in Montana about 200 miles away. Or I could go the other way to Lake Roosevelt in Washington State. Been meaning to go over there. These small lakes and rivers in the midwest where I am now, just don't look like much to me. I'm excluding the Great Lakes, Mississippi, and Missouri rivers. Not trying to put any are down, but just not what I'm used to.
