Kokanee Salmon Spawning

[Calicanuck]

Found out my family and uncle and aunt were in the Vernon area this weekend so I told them they should go check out the stream and see if any Kokanee with running yet. This iphone video is all thanks to my Dad who went down to Coldstream to check out the spawning Kokanee. Turns out they have already started to come into the streams in good numbers and there are some big fish showing up. Some monsters for the average kokanee fisherman. These things look more like their ocean swimming cousins the sockeye salmon rather than the land locked version. The kokes don't have far to swim to spawn though and we're hoping they have an amazing year to continue the cycle of life and keep kokanee in Beautiful Kalamalka lake for years to come. Check out the great shots of these amazing little fish as they prepare to spawn. Thanks for watching. Hope you're enticed to put kokanee fishing on your bucket list!
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[wiperhunter2]

Nice, thanks for sharing your video. How big do you think those kokes are?
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[Calicanuck]

[quote wiperhunter2]Nice, thanks for sharing your video. How big do you think those kokes are?[/quote]

They range in size from about 15 to 24 inches long. The largest carcass collected in this stream last year was 27 inches long. I know the people who do the biomass index and waiting to find out this year. The fish were a bit smaller on average this year than last though.
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