How to Use kokanee in a Sentence

kokanee

noun
  • The Whiskey Creek arm has had the best kokanee action in the 50-foot range.
    sacbee, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Fair to good for lake trout and kokanee in Lake Chelan.
    Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
  • Fishing is still good in the narrows for kokanee salmon.
    Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 11 June 2017
  • Pink or orange hoochies or wriggle hoochies are most effective for the kokanee at depths to 25 feet.
    By Roger George and Dave Hurley, sacbee, 15 May 2017
  • Use small, brightly colored spoons tipped with corn to tempt a kokanee, which often run in shallow schools under the ice.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Huge kokanee in excess of 2 pounds are possible, but the numbers are limited at the present time.
    By Roger George and Dave Hurley, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
  • Fitzpatrick pulls the water from the ground and uses it first in the kokanee pond, then cleans and reuses it for other ponds of various warm-water fish.
    Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The big news is kokanee to 16 inches are already being taken by topliners near the mouth of the river along with holdover rainbows.
    Bee Staff, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Warm Lake also holds kokanee salmon and Mackinaw trout.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Fishermen in waders stalked its rocky periphery, hunting for 10-pound kokanee salmon and huge, 30-pound lake trout.
    Freda Moon, New York Times, 20 July 2017
  • With kokanee anglers off the water there are plenty of unimpeded trolling lanes available.
    sacbee, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Huge kokanee is excess of 2 pounds are possible, but the numbers are limited.
    Sacbee, sacbee.com, 30 May 2017
  • Nestled deep in the mountains above Cascade, Warm Lake is home to five species: rainbow trout, kokanee salmon, brook trout, protected bull trout and elusive Mackinaw trout.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 7 Mar. 2018
  • This isn't Jim's first steelhead, although his retirement in Sisters demands more interest in trolling for kokanee and fly-fishing for redside trout.
    Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 30 Jan. 2018

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