News Items tag as: Kokanee salmon

Best spots to see spawning salmon in BC Interior this fall
September 15, 2023 - 9:00 AM

It's salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were born to lay eggs and start the life cycle all over again.
Spawning kokanee salmon counts moderate in Kelowna, expectational in Peachland
October 10, 2021 - 8:33 AM

Spawning season for kokanee salmon in the Central Okanagan wraps up this month and the regional district is reporting good numbers.
The best spots to see spawning salmon in the Interior
September 05, 2021 - 12:00 PM

September is salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were born to lay eggs, and start the life cycle all over again.
Early drawdown of Okanagan Lake negatively impacting kokanee salmon: BC Wildlife Federation
August 23, 2021 - 12:51 PM

The B.C. Wildlife Federation says the 28-year effort to restore kokanee populations in Okanagan Lake is being undermined by the lowering of the lake’s water level this year.
Interior kokanee salmon returns more than double last year's numbers
November 29, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Kokanee shore spawning numbers in the Interior were some of the highest on record since the 1970s, according to a fisheries biologist.
People, dogs walking in sensitive salmon spawning grounds in Central Okanagan
September 23, 2020 - 7:30 PM

It only takes one dog paw to destroy between 400 to 10,000 kokanee salmon eggs.
How dump trucks and power washers are helping save Okanagan Lake kokanee
August 18, 2020 - 7:00 AM

It’s been decades since the kokanee population crashed in Okanagan Lake.
Cause of kokanee die-off in Okanagan Lake uncertain
May 31, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - Provincial officials are puzzled by a die-off of kokanee salmon in Okanagan Lake.
Kokanee returns showing big improvements
November 28, 2017 - 6:00 PM

PENTICTON - Okanagan kokanee salmon returns this year are showing signs of recovery after some tough years.
Climate change one possible reason behind early Kokanee spawn on Okanagan Lake
August 04, 2016 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - The early spawning of kokanee on Deep Creek could be an attempt by the land-locked salmon to adapt to climate change.
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