Reply by: BITE ME      Posted: 6/6/2012 6:35:12 AM     Points: 5393    

I just came back from a 4 day trip and Koks are on fire but I had little luck on lakers . as for a boat slip that's the only way to go 14.00 per day and come and go as you please. Fyi Koks liked 2.0 up to 2.7 mph 10 to 20 ft early am then down to 40 to 60 ft as the sun get's high.

 Reply by: waterwolf      Posted: 6/6/2012 9:42:24 AM     Points: 134    

Thanks for the info Bite Me. Glad to hear you hit it on the kokes. And thanks for the infor about speed. It seems quite a bit faster than we usually troll. I under stand that the kokes move, but which part of the lake was the most productive?

 Reply by: BITE ME      Posted: 6/6/2012 10:37:38 AM     Points: 5393    

We stayed at elk creek and fished the basin to the west but everyone we talked to was hitting Koks. hit me on the plus for more detail

 Reply by: waterwolf      Posted: 6/6/2012 2:39:28 PM     Points: 134    

You can send me an email at lhaagenson@hotmail.com. I'm not sure how how the plus side works. It will take some experimenting on my part. I tried to send a message but don't think it worked. But I'll keep trying

 Reply by: ŠTÎMŸ      Posted: 6/6/2012 5:14:10 PM     Points: 110    

BiteMe? When do the Koks start spawning? I'm looking forward to picking up some big trailer bows with egg patterns in the rivers. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 Reply by: Jack44Fish      Posted: 6/7/2012 9:12:03 AM     Points: 989    

Bite Me--thanks for the great info. I plan a trip to Blue Mesa in a couple of weeks. Have fished there several years ago with lead core. Are the same terminal tackle working--seems I remember Arnies and wedding rings were good in past. Attractors like cow bells did not seem to matter much then, how about now?

 Reply by: waterwolf      Posted: 6/17/2012 10:05:00 PM     Points: 134    

fished BM last weekend. Limited out on Kokes, but had to put in a lot of hours to do it. At times the wind made it very difficult, but had fun. They bit on almost everything - killers,dick nights, needlefish, squids. Water level is down some. temps varied from 59 in the morning to 63 in the afternoon.

 Reply by: valdy      Posted: 6/18/2012 3:51:36 PM     Points: 343    

Fished blue mesa last week also and did well trolling at 25- 40 fow 1-2 mph with hot pink squid /spinner trailed behind a dodger. Also check in at gene taylors sporting goods in gunnison for info and tackle, one of the coolest tackle shops in colorado. Elk creek has the best launch and camping.

 Reply by: albow      Posted: 6/26/2012 8:37:02 PM     Points: 154    

I was planning on going to Blue Mesa in a couple of weeks. Going to try camping.

Heard a rumor that the lake is so low now that you can't get a boat on the water. Anybody know anything about that?

 Reply by: rebelsportsmanl      Posted: 6/26/2012 9:03:49 PM     Points: 510    

i visited gene taylor sporting goods today. one of the top 5 sporting goods stores in the country. it is nice to go into a store that is not a big chain store and they have everything you could ask for.

 Reply by: weekend warrior outdoors      Posted: 6/28/2012 9:09:50 AM     Points: 536    

Blue Mesa is no where near running out of boat ramp, especially at Elk Creek and Lake Fork.
See this post [log in for link]

 Reply by: albow      Posted: 6/28/2012 5:03:10 PM     Points: 154    

Great, thanks for the info and the link!

 Reply by: rdailey      Posted: 6/28/2012 5:48:54 PM     Points: 592    

We're here now and slipped at Elk Creek. It's a nice deep cove the marina is in and the ramp is deep. There are 28' plus sized boats launching everyday.

Fishing for kokanee has been great but it's a early morning bite. Around 11:00 or sooner it slows down dramatically. Storms have come through like clockwork about noon each day. Around 2:00 or so it clears out and you can get back out.

I have caught some nice, not great lakers heavy spooning in 90' or so of water in the afternoon after we stop trolling.