Kokanee ice fishing in Canada
Kokanee are landlocked sockeye that school in open water; small jigging spoons or jigs tipped with a maggot or corn, fished at the depth the school shows on your sonar.
This is general guidance for the species, not advice for any one lake. Check the regulations for the lake you fish: limits, size rules and closures vary by lake.
Lakes where kokanee are recorded
495 lakes on this site have kokanee on record. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from hand-researched lists, British Columbia fish observations and Ontario stocking data, and are not complete. The largest lakes in each province are listed first.
British Columbia
Kokanee ice fishing in British Columbia: all lakes on record
- Williston Lake, 1,720 km², near Mackenzie
- Babine Lake, 465 km², near Granisle
- Kinbasket Lake, 419 km², near Jasper
- Stuart Lake, 358 km², near Fort St. James
- Okanagan Lake, 349 km², near Traders Cove
- Shuswap Lake, 306 km², near Anglemont
- Quesnel Lake, 271 km², near 108 Mile Ranch
- Francois Lake, 253 km², near Burns Lake
- Eutsuk Lake, 250 km², near Bella Coola
- Harrison Lake, 222 km², near Harrison Hot Springs
- Adams Lake, 132 km², near Celista
- Powell Lake, 124 km², near Sliammon
- Trembleur Lake, 116 km², near Granisle
- Morice Lake, 97.2 km², near Kitimat
- Tezzeron Lake, 80.5 km², near Fort St. James
- Murtle Lake, 76.4 km², near Clearwater
- Duncan Lake, 72.8 km², near Lardeau
- Slocan Lake, 68.9 km², near New Denver
- Kennedy Lake, 65.3 km², near Ucluelet
- Cowichan Lake, 62.2 km², near Youbou
- Mabel Lake, 59.4 km², near Grindrod
- Horsefly Lake, 57.8 km², near 108 Mile Ranch
- Thutade Lake, 56.8 km², near Takla Landing
- Stave Lake, 56.3 km², near Hatzic Island
- Canim Lake, 56.1 km², near 100 Mile House
Manitoba
Kokanee ice fishing in Manitoba: all lakes on record
- Clearwater Lake (MB), 284 km², near The Pas
- Falcon Lake, 15.3 km², near Kenora
- Brereton Lake, 8.9 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Jessica Lake, 8.79 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Childs Lake, 8.42 km², near Roblin
- White Lake, 8.02 km², near Lac du Bonnet
- Sandy Lake, 5.72 km², near Minnedosa
- Laurie Lake, 3.71 km², near Roblin
- Caddy Lake, 3.18 km², near Kenora
- Beautiful Lake, 1.3 km², near Roblin
- Gull Lake, 1.2 km², near Roblin
- Gass Lake, 12 ha, near Swan River
- Beaverhouse Lake, near Flin Flon
- Big Whiteshell Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
- Red Rock Lake, near Lac du Bonnet
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