Do any of you fish Anderson Ranch?

[wiperhunter2]

I haven't fished it for years but the last time I was there the kokes were 12 to 14", some smaller and the limit was 25 each. Just read the results from a recent tournament there and wow, was I surprised by the size and total weight of the winning team. Over 19 lbs for a 6 fish total weight and the biggest koke length of over 22", that is impressive.

[meancuznalfy]

Wow, that's impressive, those are some big kokes.

[wiperhunter2]

Wow, that's impressive, those are some big kokes.

I agree, I had no idea they got that big there. According to an article I read about AR, there was a big fire in that area a number of years back and it stopped the kokes from having a successful spawn for a year or two. Because of the lack of natural recruitment the ones in the lake were able to grow much bigger than they normally do there.

[meancuznalfy]

That's interesting, have to look at doing some ice fishing there this winter, if there's any water left.

[PACKFAN]

I haven't fished it for years but the last time I was there the kokes were 12 to 14", some smaller and the limit was 25 each. Just read the results from a recent tournament there and wow, was I surprised by the size and total weight of the winning team. Over 19 lbs for a 6 fish total weight and the biggest koke length of over 22", that is impressive.

Do you know where I can get information on this tournament Curt, I would be interested in doing that next year? I know the past couple years kokanee fishing has been kind of rough there for me, those fires a gentleman posted that happened a couple years ago may have been the cause. I have a cousin living in MT. Home that bow hunts for elk above Featherville says he hasnt seen much for spawning fish in the river the past couple seasons during his hunts.

[wiperhunter2]

Not sure this is current info but it's a place to start, last year's tournament director was :
Tournament Director:

• Chris Bordes
  
  
• email: idaho@kayakfishingnorthwest.com
  
  
• phone: 925-216-2663
  

This is the results from last year and look at the size difference from last year to this year on fish size:
https://tourneyx.com/app/tourney/2021-ik...-reservoir

[PACKFAN]

Not sure this is current info but it's a place to start, last year's tournament director was :
Tournament Director:

• Chris Bordes
  
  
• email: idaho@kayakfishingnorthwest.com
  
  
• phone: 925-216-2663
  

This is the results from last year and look at the size difference from last year to this year on fish size:
https://tourneyx.com/app/tourney/2021-ik...-reservoir

That was actually a smallmouth bass tournament, I actually fished a SMB tournament there years ago with my cousin who was a member of the Mt. Home Hog Hunters who has passed on a half doz. years ago. Curt I did some research and was able to get in touch with one of the main sponsors, Kokanee tackle out of Boise and he gave me the info I was looking for.

[wiperhunter2]

Great, I guess I did not look very good. When I first looked it up a few days ago, all I could find was link to facebook, which I don't use, so this time I just grabbed the first thing I saw that wasn't facebook.

[PACKFAN]

Great, I guess I did not look very good. When I first looked it up a few days ago, all I could find was link to facebook, which I don't use, so this time I just grabbed the first thing I saw that wasn't facebook.

When I get any Info on this next spring I will post it on BFT.