The annual spawning of the Kokanee salmon in Kelowna's Mission Creek. Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) are sockeye salmon that spend their entire lives in fresh water, never going to sea. In Okanagan Lake, there are distinct populations of stream and lake shore spawners. BC's Okanagan, Arrow, and Kootenay lakes each contain from 0.5 – 1.5 million kokanee spawners in a typical year. ? by @sternoptyx.photography taken in late September
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