SINCE 1828
kokanee
noun
ko·kan·ee
| \ kō-ˈka-nē
\
\
Definition of kokanee
: a small landlocked sockeye salmon
Examples of kokanee in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Kokanee have yet to emerge, and there is some concern over the number of kokanee available in the lake. — sacbee, "Fishing line: Lake Tahoe is full, the Delta is dirty and several rivers close | The Sacramento Bee," 9 Apr. 2018 The water temperature is hanging in the low 40s, a little cold for kokanee. — sacbee, "Fishing line: Striper action takes off near Colusa and on Feather River | The Sacramento Bee," 23 Apr. 2018 The kokanee bite finally turned on with warmer water temperatures. — sacbee, "Fishing line: Sacramento River sees plenty of stripers and shad | The Sacramento Bee," 30 Apr. 2018 Next week's two-and-a-half-year-old kokanee, however, not only survived last week's vanguard Washington show in Puyallup, but are thriving on cold well water. — Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, "Sportsmen's Show starts Wednesday in Portland Expo Center," 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, "Snow, cold weather slow down Northern California fishing action | The Sacramento Bee," 26 Feb. 2018 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, "Hit the road for your next fishing adventure. You might catch something new. | Idaho Statesman," 7 Mar. 2018 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, "Sportsmen's Show starts Wednesday in Portland Expo Center," 2 Feb. 2018 Use small, brightly colored spoons tipped with corn to tempt a kokanee, which often run in shallow schools under the ice. — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Southern Idaho fishing report: Travel north or east for ice | Idaho Statesman," 12 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kokanee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on kokanee
What made you want to look up kokanee? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share kokanee
Resources for kokanee