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Kokanee salmon across Minnesota

Finding and keeping kokanee salmon under Minnesota rules.

  • n/alimit
  • 2-15record
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Minnesota fish

Where kokanee salmon fit in Minnesota

The DNR files Kokanee salmon under the trout and salmon family. No species row covers it in the statewide table.

Caribou Lake gave up the state record of 2-15 in an unlisted year.

n/adaily limit
2-15state record
0surveyed lakes
1waters with pages
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Records

Minnesota record kokanee salmon

CategoryWeightWaterCountyYear
certified weight2-15Caribou LakeItasca

Minnesota DNR state records; angler names left out.

Where to look

Minnesota waters to try for kokanee salmon

Lakes with kokanee salmon

  • Caribou Lake, Itasca County246 acres

DNR LakeFinder survey lists; largest lakes first.

Guides

Trips for kokanee salmon

More species

Fish grouped with kokanee salmon

In photos

Photos of places near Kokanee salmon

Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Brooklyn Center
Photo: Joe Passe, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Brooklyn Park
Photo: Joe Passe, CC BY-SA 2.0
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville
Photo: Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States, CC BY 2.0
Answers

Minnesota kokanee salmon, asked by anglers

What is the limit on kokanee salmon?

No row is printed for it.

What is the Minnesota record kokanee salmon?

2-15 from Caribou Lake (year unlisted).

Which waters produce kokanee salmon?

1 water on this site, including Caribou Lake, Itasca County.

Are kokanee salmon on the stocking pages?

Not on the DNR area stocking pages collected here.

What scientific name does the DNR use for kokanee salmon?

See the DNR profile.

Is kokanee salmon season open right now in Minnesota?

Check the full booklet.

Is a stamp needed for kokanee salmon?

Designated trout water takes a Minnesota angling license ($25 resident, $51 nonresident) and the $10 trout and salmon stamp validation for ages 18 to 64.

Do Minnesota guides take trips for kokanee salmon?

6 guides list it, including Action Fishing Charters.

Map out a day for kokanee salmon

Start with the lists above.