Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)

(Walbaum, 1792); SALMONIDAE FAMILY; also called sockeye salmon (anadromous form), landlocked sockeye salmon, little redfish, Kennerly's salmon or Kennerly's trout, landlocked red salmon, and other names, including โ€œsilver troutโ€.
Kokanee are known to occur in Japan, Russia, British Columbia and the Yukon in Canada, and the states of Alaska, Washington, Idaho and Oregon in the U.S.A. They have been introduced into other U.S. states of the northeast and west coasts, including Maine, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, California, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada; and in Can... Read More

 
 

All-Tackle World Records

Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
4.37 kg (9 lb 10 oz)
Wallowa Lake, Oregon, USA
13-Jun-2010
 

All-Tackle Length World Records

Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
 

All-Tackle Length Fly World Records

Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
55 cm
Big Elk Creek, Irwin, Idaho, USA
29-Aug-2020
 

All-Tackle Length Junior World Records

Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
 

Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)

Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
2.40 kg (5 lb 5 oz)
Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Utah, USA
11-Dec-1984
M-02 kg (4 lb)
2.86 kg (6 lb 4 oz)
Turquoise Lake, Leadville, Colorado, USA
22-Sep-1987
M-03 kg (6 lb)
3.37 kg (7 lb 7 oz)
Wallowa Lake, Oregon, USA
19-Jun-2011
M-04 kg (8 lb)
2.80 kg (6 lb 3 oz)
Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Colorado, USA
06-Sep-1986
M-06 kg (12 lb)
4.37 kg (9 lb 10 oz)
Wallowa Lake, Oregon, USA
13-Jun-2010
 

Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)

Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
1.65 kg (3 lb 10 oz)
Missouri River, Montana, USA
21-Oct-1993
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
2.27 kg (5 lb 0 oz)
South Platte River, Colorado, USA
05-Nov-2000
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
2.35 kg (5 lb 3 oz)
South Platte River, Hartsel, Colorado, USA
16-Nov-1997
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
1.90 kg (4 lb 3 oz)
Missouri River, Montana, USA
21-Oct-1993
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
1.02 kg (2 lb 4 oz)
Fish Lake, Utah, USA
12-Oct-2018
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
1.25 kg (2 lb 12 oz)
Fish Lake, Utah, USA
11-Oct-2018
 

Junior & Smallfry World Records

Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
0.90 kg (2 lb 0 oz)
Indian Valley Reservoir, California, USA
09-Aug-2005
F-Smallfry
1.13 kg (2 lb 8 oz)
East River, Colorado, USA
29-Aug-2004
M-Junior
1.87 kg (4 lb 2 oz)
Flaming Gorge Reservoir, California, USA
11-Aug-2009
M-Smallfry (tie)
0.94 kg (2 lb 1 oz)
New Melones Lake, California, USA
26-Aug-2019
M-Smallfry
0.93 kg (2 lb 1 oz)
Green Mountain Res., Heeney, Colorado, USA
01-Aug-2004

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