The landlocked Atlantic Salmon, salmo salar, is generally the same fish as the sea run salmon of the Atlantic ocean. The landlocked Atlantic Salmon spawns in freshwater streams and returns to a lake rather than the ocean. When the fry are hatched they also return to the lake to live.

The Atlantic Salmon was stocked in a few Idaho lakes to help keep Kokanee populations in check. They are a good sport fish in their own right. A 13 lb. 6 oz. fish was caught at Deadwood Reservoir in 1995, by Garrett Buffington. There were reportedly some Atlantics stocked into Lucky Peak at some time in the past but not much has been heard from them lately. The Idaho Fish and Game does not currently have a stocking program for these fish.

Chinook Salmon

The landlocked Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, has been planted in Lake Coure d' Alene, Deadwood, and Anderson Ranch Reservoir to feed on excess Kokanee. The Idaho record landlocked Chinook is a 42 pounder from Lake Coure d' Alene, reeled in by Jane Clifford in 1982.

Coho Salmon

Coho Salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, landlocked version. The Coho is a native fish in Idaho. It ran to the sea but disappeared forever from Idaho steams in the wild version in 1986. It is now stocked and is a landlocked sport fish in Idaho's lakes. This fish can be found in Cascade Reservoir and Island Park Reservoir. The Idaho record Coho Salmon, Ted Bowers, 6 lb. in 1992, Cascade Reservoir

Kokanee Salmon

The Kokanee is a landlocked Sockeye Salmon.
See our Kokanee Page