When Tyler's voice gets super high you know it's a good fish!!!

Thanks for talking through your thought process of why you changed where you snapped in the weight. Really helps us less experienced Kokanee fisherman

Really appreciate your channel. After 30+ years of fishing salmon and steelhead I have recently started fishing kokanee and am obsessed with it. I'm having more fun fishing than I have in years. Your content has helped my success rate a ton.

right on! nice video. That kokanee at 7:27 is amazing man. congratulations. Nothing tops that feeling.

Land of the giants! Lower and upper Holter are amazing fisheries! Thanks for the content Tyler!

Congrats! I have finished there hundreds of times. I’ve never tried for kokes but, this is going to change! Hope you enjoyed our beautiful state.

That was awesome. Seeing your excitement made the whole video. Similar to my excitement when I catch a particular species in new water

I've found the cheat code for kokanee, always catching a full limit of kokanees every outing while everyone else skunked. Thanks to you I've mastered kokanee fishing on my 3 kokanee trip & have been catching full limits of kokanees ever since. Love your videos.

That must have felt great! Amazing fishing!

6:55 is my absolute favorite moment. 😂 I’ve been waiting for this video to drop.

6:53... Me every single time I catch a fish. Never gets old!!!

Man my heart skips a beat every time I watch you taking a snap weight off with a fish on 🤣

Congratulations on the "Giant Kokanee". Your personal motto of; "Fish Smarter, Not Harder" came through without a hitch. As always, a very well put together video, one that inspires, and educates others in their own fishing excursions. Thank you for continuing your Kokanee quests. It's what I subscribed to your channel for and look forward to each video.

So glad you fished it! It’s by far my favorite lake. I miss living in Montana so much!

@G_marvelous85

10 күн бұрын

May I ask what lake that is?

What beautiful fish!! Thanks a bunch for taking us there!

Man loved the catch and cook. Def do more of these !

Whoah! Those are beautiful Kokanee. Your personal best you say. Terrific. Well worth the trip to Montana. Great video.

Tyler, yet again an excellent video. Just watching you land those beast put a huge smile on my face. Great job and safe travels.

Giants ! We chatted briefly about this lake , glad you made it over . You did great ! Thanks for the video !!!!

So fantastic watching you catch some absolute monsters! Congrats!

Great content that's enjoyable to watch, thanks for sharing!

I've lost lots of fish because of surgeons loops. I started tying all my rigs to barrel swivels to attach them to the dodger.

Awesome video. A lot of what you say about the downrigger ball and snap weight setback I can verify that I’ve seen many times via livescope. Great job! Love it

Wow that was exciting watching you catch those tanks! Like you said just because someone tells you how the fishing is, it doesn't mean they have tried the different techniques or gear. Go find out yourself how the lake is fishing.

Congratulations on the PB! That was cool watching you bring in those tanks. I wish we had more like that here in Washington.

was thinking and going of hitting it this weekend. glad you guys were able to get out

Nice job on the Giants!! You are dialed in!!!

Those Koke are monsters - what a blast you had. We're just coming up to our next Kokanee time here in Southern BC and your videos always get me all fire up.

KOUS's again. nice!

Holy crap those are some big kokanee!! 🎉 I’d be excited too!

Epic day! The formula works!

I have the exact same emotions when I land giants! Awsome video!

I don't think I have never heard you so excited!!

I’ll bet you never had a limit of that weight before. Awesome!

Good work Tyler

Nothing but giants. So awesome😉😎

All the years I lived there. Up until 2008, I just fished for RBT in Holter. Lake Montana just down the road has nice Kokes in it too.

Great job.

Wow.. All giants Awesome

Locals are definitely telling you the fishing sucks to keep tourists away. 😊

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

He wasn't local

@shawnclements14

7 күн бұрын

The people who fish it just don't watch Tyler's videos so they don't catch them 😂 I caught 4 yesterday and everyone was talking about how slow and bad the bite was

@spiltmilt

5 күн бұрын

@@shawnclements14 this exactly. They don't have a clue. Everybody is out there running lake trolls and wedding rings near surface at 2.0 mph. Catching Kokanee is a fluke on those rigs.

WOW!! Massive koks!

Yessir that's giant!!!!

The shore lunch = fabulous

Thanks!

@spiltmilt

10 күн бұрын

Welcome!

Yer killing me....yet another place I drive by twice a week...I REALLY need to take some time to enjoy Montana, not just work my way through it!! At least you missed the snow...it was snowing over Homestake, through the Gates, and a bit through Glacier on US-2 Monday night/Tuesday morning.

Incredible kokanee!! Way to get it done and show us some amazing salmon. Those are up there with ocean run fish.

Just!!!!! Wow !!! 😮 👍

Unbelievable, those are the size of the fish in Roosevelt, hell, they're as big as most of the sockeye ya catch at Brewster

Nice !The world record Kokanee caught was in Arrow Lake British Columbia Canada at 12.1 pounds in 2015, That looked pretty close to it

@shawnclements14

7 күн бұрын

Weird I have always heard the world record is 9 pound 10 ounce from wallowa lake in 2010

Gigantic Silver Bullets!

Oh my goodness! I've caught Sockeye way smaller than those monsters 😁

Those are some freaks!!!!

The fish at Roosevelt have been comparable if not bigger than those this year. Must just be a good koke size year in the NW. Awesome trip there. congrats.

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

Length wise yes but not as thick

And I had to fish the Kenai to catch Sockeye that big!!

Looks like a day you will never forget. Just for this day a digital fish scale would have been nice to check the weights of those Kokezillas. Just a thought for the others, I use the Surgeons Loop knot for Redtail surfperch, loop leaders. It is best to go through 2-4 times. I do 3. If you go through just once the knot breaks easily. That knot always makes me nervous when I'm in Trophy waters.

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

It didn't break at the knot but below it which is what usually happens to me

Right on man. I grew up in great falls. Holter is my home water. Let me know if you want advice on other spots or where else to go

Been planning to get to this spot all year....when I chatted with ya i was stoked to hear you were heading there also. After seeing thos video im even more excited than i was before! Pretty exciting to have a world class kokanee fishery just a few hours from home! Thanks for the content, was EPIC seeing this

@G_marvelous85

10 күн бұрын

May I ask what lake this is?

Cohokanee!!! WOW

This video made me hungry.

You target 54 degrees water temp for Kokanee ? Would you say it’s the same for sockeye ? Nice fish!!

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

Yes 54 is the magic number

Damn son, Now that is a toad Kokanee... Wow

Great video! Were you fishing on June 7 and 8? I fished there on June 6 and boated 4 kokanee, but the wind was still a pain and it contributed to loosing 3 more kokanee hook ups. Holter has relatively few days with almost flat water like you had. I thought maybe they still had pretty soft mouths. The rainbows seldom come undone.

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

We were there a week later or so.,

Great trip. Were you guys staying at holter lake campground?

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

Yes

Another great video. Amazing Kokanee destination. This is on my bucket list! Which tandem kayak do you recommend?

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

I prefer the Hobie Oasis because its on of the few tandem pedal drives where both anglers can pedal and steer.

@fishmojo865

12 күн бұрын

An epic day you will never forget. Congratulations

Wow, incredible kokanee. A question: I just watched your video on leader length. Spinners have added flash but they don't have as much inherent action as, say, a Flutter bug or Apex. What length leader do you run behind your dodger for spinners?

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

6-8" for spinners

@pancakeface5717

11 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt Excellent. Thank you!

Thanks to the wind for the great water temps, lots of mixing

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

Nah I don’t think so. It’s been a cold spring and summer

What a trip! When fishing only snap weights with 2 rods do you use different set backs like 40' on one and 50' on the other?

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

Sometimes if I am working to dial things in.

@bryanschipske7963

12 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt really appreciate all the information you put out there for us! I have my PB 19" Kokanee thanks to your formula! Putting it to work 4th of July week Fish Lake, UT!

Great video . Are you using a smilly blade or a regular colorado spiner blade ? Look like you're back about 2ft also ? I wish Holter wasn't so close to a larger town . Weekends are impossible . Ski boats and such .

@spiltmilt

7 күн бұрын

Its an Indiana blade. Leader length from the dodger is 6" to 8"

I know my next Montana destination. Thanks for the content!

Nice Video! Will a tandem kayak will be carrying just 2 rods? or how will you manage 4 lines? :O Im from Canada, here you can only have 1 rod out per person on the boat, or 2 if you are alone

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

I use varying rod lengths and weights to make 4 rods work.

Great looking fish!! What does a moon jelly spinner look like? Thanks 😊

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

check the links

@HelmutHillert

11 күн бұрын

Yes, should of looked before asking, long day! Thanks, much appreciated!!😊

What a great fish! One question though, I saw your trolling reels comparison and you had great reviews for the Abu Garcia Max DC, but I don’t see you using it? Do you just prefer the other reals or was it something about the reel? As always, thank you so much!!!

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

The Daiwa Lexas are accurate enough. Sidra was running the Max DC but I only have one.

@daltonstetz6809

12 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt ah I see! Thanks again!!

I’m heading there next month! Did you fish for walleye at all? What speed for koke’s?

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

No time for Walleye but folks were doing well for them. 1.5 mph for Kokanee

Wow, amazing fish!!! What are your thoughts on why they get so big and a lake like Lake Stevens their tiny? I know it has something to do with the quality of their food supply, just wondering what would make it better

@spiltmilt

5 күн бұрын

It’s pretty simple. Stevens, as most Washington lakes are, is over stocked.

@FamilyNick

5 күн бұрын

@spiltmilt yeah, was wondering that too. Thanks!

Beautiful fish! I do disagree about trolling under fish. I troll with cameras and have seen them go down after lures. What has to be remembered is that they go forward and down in a lake. They also are attracted by sound not just sight. If the lure is below maybe 5 feet they will go after it.

@spiltmilt

12 күн бұрын

Sure 5' is one thing but 20' is another

Are you still using corn, or have you switched to gulp maggots?

@spiltmilt

9 күн бұрын

100% maggots for the last few years

I am actually headed up to Montana tomorrow. Was gonna go for pike. From what I can find online is one day of fishing around 50 dollars?

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

Yes it is stupid expensive

Montana is a beautiful place for a reason. Please remember to get your fishing license, its a must! And please respect the people and place. You would be surprised at the number of people who don't get a license and are disrespectful to the people and place. There are multiple friendly fly shops and tackle places, all of which have rules and regulation booklets for free. They tell you where, what, and when you can fish legally. 👍 (Love your videos, btw!)😊

Did you try anything other than those spinners? Same spinner as you had luck at whiskeytown? I don't have those but want to stop on my drive back to Wisconsin and debating if i should order them...

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

Tried flutterbugs and hoochies nada. Sidra ran hoocheis more than me and didn't get any till she flipped to spinners

@saltywalrusfishingcompany

11 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt I have a few spinners but nothing that's close to what worked for you... Guess Paulina peak is getting another order from me lol

@boba-mg5md

11 күн бұрын

Tyler how long are your leaders on the spinner setups.

@spiltmilt

10 күн бұрын

6-8"

Good job. Put a plug in for AIS prevention here in Montana please. More boaters increases risk.

Holy smokes those are some hogs! Noted 🫡

Just moved east, are there any resources available for info on landlocked atlantics that you know of? Very much am going to get into it, but also know it's probably very different than kokanee

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

I know nothing about Atlantics

@charlesharvey3491

10 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt all good, thank you!

Do you run longer leaders when using spinners, if so how long?

@spiltmilt

11 күн бұрын

No short. 6-8"

Monsters.

He fish working, We watching, get to fish working,. Talking to my self.,

Hey Tyler, are you going to Brewster the 4th of July weekend or before

@spiltmilt

10 күн бұрын

I live there but whether I fish will depend on whether or not the thermal barrier is in place

@JJ-tf2qs

9 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt I'm a rookie so can you educate me on that?

@JJ-tf2qs

9 күн бұрын

Are you referring to the Okanogan being too warm so the fish pool up here n the Brewster pool?

@spiltmilt

9 күн бұрын

Correct the river has to be above 68 F

@JJ-tf2qs

8 күн бұрын

@@spiltmiltThanks! I'll keep an eye on the water temps. Do you have a favorite dodger that you like to use for sockeye? I see you use the Macks and the lure Jensen but was wondering if you just had one which one you would choose?

When you say you use maggots to fish with. Do you use real maggots ? Or fake ones like gulp maggots. Thank you for your time. Also. Any good locations for sockeye salmon fishing for a first timer with a boat. I am in portland.

@spiltmilt

4 күн бұрын

Gulp Maggots. You can troll for Sockeye along the Washington shore from the barges to I-5 bridge

@joeladams338

4 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt thank you!!

Whoa! Dude! I'm running out of gas money!! Another trip for my bucket list....;-)

Everyone wants to say "wow look at how many fish we have, let's raise the limits." How dumb, a 4 fish limit is awesome. Let's not get greedy and ensure fish for future runs. Yes, the numbers are great, but let's protect this incredible fishery.

@spiltmilt

6 күн бұрын

It’s a 5 mixed trout/kokanee limit which I think is fine especially considering the size of the fish

Since you’re here in Montana you should check out Georgetown lake. Have big Kokanee and rainbow’s

Soooo, you're sure that's Kokanee salmon? either way good catch

@spiltmilt

9 күн бұрын

No its a Bluefin Tuna....

@theprahphet2697

8 күн бұрын

@@spiltmilt mmm tuna.. I'm just used to seeing them red in lake Tahoe... thanks for sharing your adventures and catches

that is an ocean sized salmon!

I used to like this channel until he wanted to start a pay for view..no different the Netflix and all the rest Greed is taking over I AM UNSUBSCRIBING AND WILL NO LONGER FOLLOW.

@spiltmilt

7 күн бұрын

LOL what are you talking about?

How do they compare to Brewster or Baker sockeye?

@spiltmilt

8 күн бұрын

Better fighters than Brewster fish but not as firm or oily in flesh

That was awesome. Seeing your excitement made the whole video. Similar to my excitement when I catch a particular species in new water