Kokanee Salmon - Bright Red Male and Female

[BigFro420]

Is that a Kokanee? Don't look like it to me

[mtbpt]

@BigFro420 its a pair of kokanee alright... caught in the south platte river, in the middle of the land-locked state of colorado...

[frankenstrat25]

@BigFro420 kokanee are to put it simply. freshwater sockeye salmon. both when they are in their spawning stages get their red color and develop a hooked jaw and big teeth.

[slickvic370]

Fun to catch and release ,but I've wondered do people eat them when they've spawned ? I've seen many folk bagging the up?

[Hillarious87]

I am not a fan of catching spawning salmon. Ocean bright? Absolutely. But once they are spawning leave 'em be so they can do their thing and make more baby salmons!

[crabblue]

@Hillarious87 I believe these salmon were caught in the "dream stream" here in colorado in which case it is a false spawn, meaning that the eggs will not hatch. the water conditions are just not ideal for them. by the way I am also not a fan of casting to actively spawning fish.

[osprey02]

I liked that little dance she did before exiting the net

[hethemzers]

What lake were you fishing on ?? and were ??

[mcleanale]

nice. i wanna catch one on a 3 weight

[TheBigfishcatcher01]

nice fish

[derleineangler]

Nice one ! Tight lines from germany ..