Here’s why CPW gives away kokanee salmon each fall — and how you can get some

Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff have collected over a million eggs from kokanee salmon spawning operations so far this year ...
Hoodline

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Announces Annual Kokanee Salmon Giveaways for 2025, Anglers Advised to Confirm Availability

CPW announces 2025 kokanee salmon giveaway days, advising participants to call ahead and bring own containers.
AOL

‘A huge blow’: Green Peter Reservoir drawdown means popular kokanee fishing likely dead

Brad Halleck remembers waking up before sunrise to go fishing at Green Peter Reservoir. “If you didn’t get there by 7 a.m., the parking lots were full,” said Halleck, a longtime angler and board ...
Billings Gazette

Guide offers tips for trolling up kokanee

Fishing the right depth is the key to catching kokanee in Merwin. “You can have the best lure, best dodger, best presentation, but if you can’t get it in front of the fish you’re not going to catch ...
AOL

Kokanee fishing for both birds and humans is still good

Labor Day found me without a fishing partner due to illness, so I headed to Ririe Reservoir to observe how the fishing was going for both man and birds. Before the sun came up, the sky was busier than ...
Yahoo

Kokanee salmon are making a comeback at McCall’s Payette Lake, and bringing outfitters too

As Captain Kyle Sandy motored away from Mile High Marina, the bustle of McCall faded into the peaceful stillness of our alpine surroundings. And after weeks of near-triple-digit heat in the Treasure ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Lake Chelan a hot spot for kokanee

YAKIMA, Wash. - Over the years, fishing for kokanee has been a very popular pursuit for Northwest anglers. But it seems in recent years fishing for the landlocked sockeye salmon has attracted even ...
Statesman Journal

These landlocked mini-salmon are delicious and fun to catch at Detroit Lake in Oregon

At Detroit Reservoir in late April, more than 70 boats cruised circles around the lake in pursuit of a fish — salmon. But chances are good it's not the type of salmon most Oregonians would imagine. As ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune.com

Taylor Creek interruptions likely impacted kokanee salmon reproduction, but fish expert warns alternative could have been worse

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – On Nov. 3, 2023, the U.S. Forestry Service temporarily interrupted the water flow to Taylor Creek from the Fallen Leaf Lake dam for three days. This raised concern from ...
KTVB

Anderson Ranch Reservoir kokanee fishery showing signs of improvement after 2020 lows

PINE, Idaho — The 2020 kokanee season in the Anderson Ranch Reservoir is bouncing back after several events in 2017 caused a ripple effect, taking a detrimental toll on the kokanee fish population in ...
Statesman Journal

Major kokanee salmon die-off at Foster Reservoir caused by extreme drawdown at dam

Tens of thousands of kokanee salmon have died between Green Peter and Foster reservoirs due to a new extreme water drawdown at the reservoirs intended to help native fish, federal and state officials ...