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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Fall Kokanee Salmon Run

Autumn is a time of plenty for anglers, as cooling water temperatures spark feeding binges among a variety of gamefish. For some species, however, fall ushers in an equally primal urge, causing fish to migrate […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

N.C. Kokanee Record Broken x2

 Nantahala Lake, a 1,065-acre reservoir in Clay and Macon counties, has spawned two state records for kokanee salmon in less than a week. On June 6, Fred Mix, of Rainbow Springs, broke the existing record […]

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Ice Fishing

Cruise Control Lakers

Often enough, hovering over a handful of structural sweet spots will produce wintertime lake trout by the score. That is, unless hiccups in the food chain cause hungry lakers to cruise in search of their […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Nantahala Salmon Run

One of the most peculiar occurrences in southern trout fishing is underway right now on the Nantahala River in western North Carolina Kokanee-salmon where scarlet red Kokanee salmon are running upstream for a life-ending spawn. […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Kokanee Salmon Breaks Record

A California man has landed the biggest Kokanee salmon ever caught at Lake Tahoe, breaking a record that stood for four decades. Bill Bush of Nevada City reeled in the 5 pound, 2 ounce Kokanee […]