Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: shi man oh man on August 10, 2010, 04:52:12 PM
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This year i have spent lots of time kokanee fishing on alouette lake, and i have noticed that as summer has progressed the kokanee have gotten larger and larger. These larger fish are obviously 4th year fish that are preparing for spawn. I have done some reading online about kokanee spawning, and can find nothing on Alouette kokanee. MY QUESTIONS are 1 are these kokanee shore spawners 2 when do they begin to spawn 3 what areas of the lake do they spawn 4 Has anyone ever caught a spawn ready kokanee at alouette lake, ie. Kype, Hump, Colour. I am very interested in learning more of the life cycly of this strain of kokes. Thanks
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As kokanee are land locked sockeye their spawning habits are pretty similar. They spawn late summer to early fall in shallow gravel streams connected to large lakes. In the interior (where I am more familiar with these fish) the spawn starts pretty soon. I'm not sure if it is a little later maybe at Allouette. I've never caught a kokanee that appeared ready to spawn. I'd imagine that they stop feeding then their colour changes.
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To my knowledge the kokanee in alouette are shore spawners.