kokanee
Freshwater red fish
Kokanee is a landlocked form of sockeye salmon found in freshwater lakes of western North America.
Unlike their ocean-going relatives, kokanee complete their entire life cycle in freshwater, typically growing smaller—rarely exceeding two pounds.
They're prized by anglers and turn bright red during spawning season: The lake is stocked with kokanee.
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- troutFreshwater game fish
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- nonmigratoryStaying year-round locally
- silverLustrous white precious metal
red · gills · fins · scales · swim · school · aquatic · freshwater
Enclosed body of freshwater
- streamSteady continuous flow
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
depth · thermocline · inlet · outlet · shoreline · tributary · basin · impoundment
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- alevinLarval salmon stage
- fryCook in hot fat
- parrImmature salmon with markings
- smoltSalmon ready for saltwater
reproduction · eggs · milt · migration · upstream · tributary · gravel · mortality
One who casts lines
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- downriggerWeighted line depth controller
- flasherBlinking signal or pervert
- dodgerOne who avoids
lure · tackle · rod · reel · catch · limit · stocking · creel
Drifting aquatic microorganisms
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- daphniaFreshwater microscopic crustacean
plankton · forage · ecosystem · biodiversity · bioindicator · limnology · predator · prey
Knit leg garment
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
native · introduced · restoration · monitoring · regulations · dam · fishery · sustainable
char
Burn without destroying
- troutFreshwater game fish
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- nonmigratoryStaying year-round locally
silver · red · gills · fins · scales · swim · school · aquatic · freshwater · endemic
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
riparian · depth · thermocline · inlet · outlet · shoreline · tributary · basin · impoundment
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
smolt · reproduction · eggs · milt · migration · upstream · tributary · gravel · mortality · senescence
angler
One who casts lines
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- downriggerWeighted line depth controller
- flasherBlinking signal or pervert
dodger · lure · tackle · rod · reel · catch · limit · stocking · creel · jigging
zooplankton
Drifting aquatic microorganisms
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
daphnia · plankton · forage · ecosystem · biodiversity · bioindicator · limnology · predator · prey
stocking
Knit leg garment
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
endangered · native · introduced · restoration · monitoring · regulations · dam · fishery · sustainable · recovery
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing, perch fishing
- freshwater fishtrout, bass, catfish, carp, goldfish
- coldwater fishbrook trout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout
- salmonchinook, coho, steelhead, humpy, lox
- salmonidschinook, coho, steelhead, rainbow trout, brown trout
- ice fishingice fishing, ice auger, tip-up, tip-ups, ice hole
kokaneesockeye salmon
Red-fleshed Pacific species
sockeye · chinook salmon · steelhead · Atlantic salmon · coho salmon