Kokanee Low At Loon, Deer

Thu., April 16, 1998

Loon Lake pleased many anglers with nice catches of large kokanee last year, but neither Loon Lake nor Deer Lake is expected to produce outstanding fishing for kokanee this season.

Glenn Biddle, operator of the Granite Point Resort at Loon, said he believes the kokanee population in that popular lake is much smaller than normal.

Experienced kokanee anglers, he said, will catch fish, but those who fish only occasionally for kokanee likely will have problems.

Kokanee fishing has been poor at Deer Lake for several years, but those caught usually are large, many over 15 inches long.

Calling all anglers Phone numbers for fishermen: River levels Clearwater (208) 476-1277 Clearwater, Dworshak Reservoir (800) 321-3198 Coeur d’Alene (208) 769-1357 Columbia, Lake Roosevelt (800) 824-4916 Kootenai (406) 293-3421 Snake River (800) 422-3143 West. Wash. rivers/ steelhead (206) 526-8530 Other numbers: Shellfish health info (800) 562-5632 Squawfish Reward Program (800) 858-9015. Idaho statewide fishing updates (800) 275-3474.

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