After having an absolute blast my last trip, limited in less than 1 hr, to Riffe Lake I was eager to return and try my luck again. I launched my kayak shortly after 7 AM on the east end of the lake. The water was like glass and I decided to try something different than I did last time. After no hits for 30 minutes the first hint of westerly breeze appeared so I decided to switch back to what I used previously, a Yakima Bait Fast Limit dodger and a uv green microhoochie from Paulina Peak, before the winds picked up. A few minutes later I nailed my first first of the day a 15" rainbow. It took a little work to find the bigger fish today but I managed to scratch out a limit of 4 additional coho averaging 15" by 10 AM.

I was finding most fish shallow between 5 and 15' down using a 1/2 at 70' back or no weight at 80-100'. Troll speed was between 1.2 and 1.7 mph. I got most of the strikes on the underwater camera. I am hoping to put together a video compiling this footage and discussing some important takeaways to help out my fellow land-locked salmon fisherman. Be sure and subscribe to my Spilt Milt Productions YouTube channel to stay up to date with my videos.

Met a lot of great and friendly folks out there today.

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