Another Morning Of Fishing And Photography, WooHoo!
On Friday, a couple of days ago, I was lucky to get out again on my buddy Blake's fishing boat for another morning of fishing and photography. We started right at sunrise, it was more foggy out than colorful, but it still made for some nice photos.
Stampede Reservoir is about a 20 minute drive from my house and it is my favorite local lake for fishing. It might not be quite as beautiful as nearby Donner Lake or Lake Tahoe, but it is kept well stocked with Kokanee salmon and trout. Kokanee Salmon is my favorite local fish for eating. They might not be quite as big as the Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout or Mackinaw that are also in the lake, but the Kokanee are by far the tastiest local fish.
Of course, when I go fishing, I almost always bring my Canon 5DS R camera along for potential photos. Even though the sunrise never really exploded with color, I was very happy with some of the foggy shoreline shots.
Blake recently purchased a few of these blue Velocity fishing rods. He is currently in the process of getting his fishing guide license for Pisces Outdoors and folks will soon be able to charter his boat and guide services. If you ever get the opportunity to go fishing with Blake, I would highly recommend it! There is never a guarantee that you're going to catch fish, but it's rare to have a slow day with Blake, he knows his game. His new velocity rods were amazing. It's not that they catch more fish, but you can really tell the size of the fish you have when reeling in the line. A very sensitive rod but still great for trolling with a downrigger system.
It was a busy day on the water with many other boats and people enjoying Kokanee fishing season as well. Here's one of them.
Stampede Dam is a great spot for targeting small mouth bass. We tried casting for a few minutes but no luck with the bass this time.
And here's some of the catch!
Here's the set up we were using. A dodger, followed by a little lure. What isn't shown is that we were also putting a kernel of corn on the hooks. This is a well known technique for Kokanee fishing. But... That's not a Kokanee that Blake is holding in the photo below, it's a Cutthroat Trout. Many fish species for bite this trolling set-up. The fish I'm holding in the photo above is a Kokanee Salmon, it's more silver in color, and usually smaller.
Kokanee Salmon for dinner is the best! I love that I worked to catch dinner, and it tastes so good!
Just in case you're curious... Kokanee doesn't need much in the the way of seasoning or ingredients, but I like to coat it in olive oil and add a little bit of lemon, onion, garlic, and cilantro in the belly, then grill it. Add a little squeeze of fresh lemon when serving. Mmmmm. I'm getting hungry for Kokanee again. It's a good thing that I have two more in the freezer!
Thanks for looking and I hope you are all having a great day!
Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
www.ScottShotsPhoto.com
I don't know much detail about this salmon but I agree that it goes with dinner. Great to know that everyone enjoyed this fishing season.
Oh, the fishing season is not over... I hope to get out many more times before winter. Cheers!
Catching Fish and then eating it makes it more delicious.
Indeed! One of my favorite things to do.
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Awww
You caught big fishes
I've never fished before and I'm willing to try it someday
I'm sure that it will be a good experience
One of my favorite things to do. Hopefully you'll get to fish one day. I would suggest going with someone who knows what they are doing so you have a good and successful experience.
What a beautiful view you have there.
It was indeed! Worth getting up at 3:30 am for. Cheers!
Nice photos. I like the 3rd with the pines coming out of the fog and the fourth with the sunlight/spotlight on the mountains beyond. Also looks like a nice day fishing 🙂
Beautiful morning out there! Fish often bite when I'm distracted, so taking lots of photos is actually a fishing strategy...
Whenever our friends go to such a place, we catch fish ourselves and cook it at night. All these places looks so beautiful. Glad to see you are enjoying your day.
Happy to hear that you get to enjoy fishing too. Fish on!
Wow!! Congratulations!! I love the quality of the pictures and of course I love the landscape! Congratulations for the fishing!!
Thank you @belug! It's hard to take a bad picture up here. Cheers!
Nice captures! This reminds me of my early mornings spent with dad while he was fishing. Even though I wasn't such a big fan of this activity as he is, I still loved to see nature waking up 🥰
Thank you! And glad you still had fun out there. I find it fun to enjoy both. Cheers!
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The fog defenitely worked at your favor to get really interesting good shoots!
ths one was my favorite!
Thanks. And right?! I love a nice foggy morning while fishing. And of course the camera always goes with me on those adventures... Cheers @malos10!
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