Kokanee fishing is picking up on Dworshak Reservoir. In 2022 the population abundance was so high that Kokanee were very small, measuring just 7.5 inches on average during July surveys. These smaller fish were difficult to catch and didn’t yield much of a filet for those anglers who could get them to bite. Although abundance remains high this year, the fish are bigger than last year, and angler catch rates have been improving over the last couple of weeks.
In a short 3 hour outing last week near the Elk Creek arm, we boated 8 Kokanee all measuring 8-9 inches.