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ko·kan·ee | \ kō-ˈka-nē 
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\Definition of kokanee
: a small landlocked sockeye salmon
Examples of kokanee in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web There are trout and kokanee salmon here, plus tons of nearby wilderness areas for hiking and camping.
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Sarah Kuta, The Know, "18 places you can rent a boat in landlocked Colorado," 8 July 2019 Head west from Gunnison and you’ll soon find yourself in fishing heaven — the reservoir is home to the largest kokanee salmon fishery in the United States, plus lots of trout and perch.
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Sarah Kuta, The Know, "18 places you can rent a boat in landlocked Colorado," 8 July 2019 Kokanee have yet to emerge, and there is some concern over the number of kokanee available in the lake.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Hit the road for your next fishing adventure. You might catch something new. | Idaho Statesman," 7 Mar. 2018
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The first known use of kokanee was in 1933
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