For those of us that like to fish or eat fresh fish, July is the ideal time in Northwest Montana to enjoy a fish fry of delicious kokanee salmon. The kokanee is a fresh water version of the Pacific ...

As my boat glided through the mist, one rod gave three telltale downward bobs on the downrigger. Before I even had hands on it, a silver rocket exploded out of the water, pirouetting across the ...

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 ...

Finding the bait is the key. A mixed grade of kokanee are found hugging the bottom at depths to over 100 feet, and big Apex lures behind a 5½-inch gold hammered dodger are working for the kokanee to ...

Winter kokanee fishing is a fairly new phenomenon. Or, it is fairly new to most anglers. Some old-timers, who knew that the landlocked salmon could be caught in December as easily as June, kept it ...

The warm weather may finally be here to stay, and for many anglers across the state, warm spring weather means kokanee fishing. With kokanee fisheries scattered across the state, opportunities abound ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. Omega ...

From left, Don Exon, of Enterprise, and Jeff Micka, of Alder Slope, show off their prize-winning kokanee Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Wallowa Lake State Park Marina. JOSEPH — Organizers of the ...

Bass 2 Trout 2 Kokanee 0 King salmon 2 Catfish 2 Crappie 2 Finding the bait balls is the key to success for rainbow trout, king salmon, or bass. Trout are found at depths to 60 feet within the bait ...

Compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake. In the northern ...