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When it comes to catching kokanee salmon, little of the tackle you own—be it for saltwater or freshwater—will work, and you’ll need to change your thinking about predatory fish and their relationship to food. Yet, if you’re successful, you’ll likely become fixated on this fascinating variety of landlocked salmon. Yes, kokanee gear is very specific. |
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ust what are kokanee salmon? Kokanee are, in essence, sockeye salmon that live their entire lives in freshwater lakes, rivers and streams. Many populations would never have the opportunity to migrate to the ocean because they live behind dams. Interestingly, however, even in waters where kokanee have access to the ocean, they still remain in fresh water. There are even some places where populations of migrating sockeye salmon join kokanee in fresh water during spawning season — yet they don’t interbreed. |
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