Can Kokanee breed with Sockeye salmon?

Locals know that the best spot for seeing Sockeye Salmon - land locked kokanee salmon spawning in the Okanagan is near Peachland in Trepanier Creek. read more

The black kokanee breeds in March at a depth of 30–40 feet, while sockeye salmon breed in the fall and have a different number of gill rakers than the kokanee. In addition, the black kokanee is much darker in color than the sockeye or any other kokanee population. read more

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. read more