Lake Coeur d’Alene is a popular spot for kokanee fishing. The lake is located in northwest Idaho, in Kootenai County, about 25-30 miles east of Spokane, WA. The lake has a good self sustaining kokanee population and the state hasn’t had to stock any kokanee in the lake. The kokanee are high in density and…
A list of best kokanee salmon recipes for the smoker, grill, oven, or frying pan. I’ve been catching and cooking kokanee for years. I’ve had to learn to make the fish in a way that my picky wife and even pickier kids will not only eat, but get excited about. Below is my list of…
Pan seared Old Bay kokanee salmon is quick, simple, and packed with flavor. People have been cooking their catch on the frying pan for hundreds of years. The fact that you probably know several people that don’t like fish mean that there are a lot of people that are doing it wrong. I run a…
Kokanee fishermen often like to use beads for their lures for a couple reasons. Bead lures rattle, creating some great sound and vibration in the water. Beads also catch the light well, and they’ve been proven to catch kokanee. The wedding ring lure made kokanee bead lures popular, and people have been copying and trying…
Lake Pend Oreille holds millions of kokanee, and is a prime fishing destination for the salmon, and for other species of fish. Kokanee have been a staple of the lake since the early 1900’s and have created an incredible ecosystem for producing world class fish. Fishing Pend Oreille should be on every angler’s bucket list….
Kokanee Killer Korn Dye from Pro-Cure Wizard is an effective way to dye your corn, scent your corn, and ultimately catch more fish. I’ve tried several methods of scenting and dying corn for fishing bait, both for kokanee, carp, trout, and panfish. This product is a good and simple solution for prepping corn with very…
Salmon is delicious, but a good kokanee salmon dish begins with the preparation. A lot of salmon recipes, especially smoked kokanee recipes, begin with brining the fish. A brine is a salt and sugar combination that penetrates the flesh, enhances flavor, and alters the texture of the fish, generally making it cook and taste better….
Starvation reservoir has kokanee? Unfortunately, not for long. The state of Utah stocked kokanee in Starvation from 2016 to 2020, but haven’t attempted to stock them since. In speaking with state biologists, they just didn’t prove to be self sustaining enough. It’s likely that a few will live on for a few more years, but…
My wife was hesitant when I first told her I was making blackened smoked kokanee. This recipe takes a flavor profile a lot of people are familiar with on beef and applies it to kokanee salmon. The results are phenomenal. Blackened kokanee is a different flavor profile than most of the kokanee people make, and…
There are some lakes across the country that have no limit on kokanee salmon. You won’t find that in Utah, but Porcupine Reservoir has a kokanee limit 3 times greater than other locations in the state (limit of 12 kokanee at Porcupine). Porcupine Reservoir can provide some fast and fun kokanee salmon fishing. The latest…
