
Don Pedro Lake
Trollers Battle Kings, Rainbows and Kokanee
LA GRANGE - The solid king salmon, kokanee salmon and rainbow trout bite continues on Don Pedro Lake.
“Two return clients from the way northern part of California have fished with me three years now in search of king salmon,” reported Monte Smith of Gold Country Sportfishing after his most recent trip “This year they added kokanee to their list. The fishing was slow to start, but the bite turned on and they ended up with two jumbo Don Pedro kokanee that weighed well over two pounds, and when these fish hit they buried the Phenix rod and head straight for the bottom.”
“At one point we had a triple. It turned out one was a trout, while the other two were kings. It was a great day with a such nice people,” said Smith. “But the bite really tapered off and they needed to get going on their long journey back home.”
“It was still a great day on Don Pedro with two people making more memories together,” he added.
On a previous trip, the anglers fishing with Smith caught 13 fish total, including kokanee, kings, and rainbows. They caught the fish while trolling 60–75 feet deep with pink glow Apex lures.
Don Pedro Lake is holding 1,902,345 acre feet of water, 94 percent of capacity and 114 percent of average. The lake level is 819.64 feet elevation.
Dan Bacher