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 โsilver 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
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)
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
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)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
2.86 kg
(6
lb 4
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
3.37 kg
(7
lb 7
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
2.80 kg
(6
lb 3
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
4.37 kg
(9
lb 10
oz)
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)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
2.35 kg
(5
lb 3
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
1.90 kg
(4
lb 3
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
1.02 kg
(2
lb 4
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
1.25 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
0.90 kg
(2
lb 0
oz)
F-Smallfry
1.13 kg
(2
lb 8
oz)
M-Junior
1.87 kg
(4
lb 2
oz)
M-Smallfry
(tie)
0.94 kg
(2
lb 1
oz)
M-Smallfry
0.93 kg
(2
lb 1
oz)
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