Montana Fishing Report
Lake Koocanusa Sponsored by
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| Date | 03-Sep-08 | |
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: Lake Koocanusa: Watch for the kokanee salmon fishing to steadily improve over the next few weeks Reported by: |
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Lake Koocanusa is located 23 miles north of Libby Montana and 57 miles south of the Canadian
Border at Port Roosevelt outside of Eureka Montana. The 90-mile long Lake Koocanusa reservoir is held back by 422 foot tall Libby Dam, located 16 miles
upstream from the town of Libby. Lake Koocanusa is
home to a variety of fish species. Sport fish include rainbow trout, west slope
cutthroat, brook trout, kokanee salmon (blueback), burbot (ling), whitefish and
Kamloops (a strain of rainbow trout). The lake has a maximum depth of 370 feet.
A valid Montana fishing license is required to fish any Montana waters. Lake Koocanusa is open for fishing year-round. A valid Montana fishing license is required to fish all Montana waters. The rainbow trout limit for the lake is 5 daily (10 in possession), with only 1 over 22 inches; the limit for brook trout is 20; and the limit for cutthroat trout is 3. The limit on Kokanee is 35 daily, 70 in possession. The limit on burbot (ling) is 5 daily and 5 in possession (the lake is closed to burbot (ling) fishing from January 15-February 28th). |
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