Winter kokanee fishing is a fairly new phenomenon. Or, it is fairly new to most anglers. Some old-timers, who knew that the landlocked salmon could be caught in December as easily as June, kept it ...

YAKIMA, Wash. - Over the years Lake Roosevelt has offered some outstanding fishing for all kinds of fish. The big lake, which was created when Grand Coulee Dam was built, has fisheries for trout, ...

Frigid morning temperatures have kept fish activity at a minimum on area rivers, but the bite picks up somewhat in the afternoon. Deep dredging with double nymph rigs and streamers will entice some ...

Trout and kokanee enthusiast should mark their calendars for Thursday, April 4. Longtime professional angler Benita Galland of Coeur d’Alene is giving a seminar at Mark’s Marine in Coeur d’Alene on ...

Busy boat ramps can be stressful enough already, so new boaters should practice backing boat trailers at home before attempting to launch at the lake. Veteran boaters should also remember that ...

One of the most favorite fisheries in Northwest Montana is the Kokanee salmon. These hard fighting, good eating fish are a favorite of anglers and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The fishery staff ...

Good fishing was reported for the opening weekend on the Spokane River. Caddis and salmonflies have been hatching, This is the peak season for the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River. Flows are perfect, ...

Lake Coeur d'Alene is still producing near-limit catches of 12-14-inch kokanee, and occasionally, fish up to 17 inches are hooked. The fish have been deep — 45 feet down and more. A lot of fish are on ...

Brad Halleck remembers waking up before sunrise to go fishing at Green Peter Reservoir. “If you didn’t get there by 7 a.m., the parking lots were full,” said Halleck, a longtime angler and board ...

Five-hundred of the kokanee that were flushed out of Green Peter Reservoir in the 2023 "deep drawdown" have returned as sockeye salmon.