The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has been conducting a comprehensive effort to learn more about the Priest Lake fishery. Work began about two years ago with the help of the University of Idaho and the Kalispel Tribe.
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The past year was a good one for kokanee and trophy rainbow trout on Lake Pend Oreille, and for the anglers who pursue them. The fishery has steadily improved in recent years following intensive efforts to reduce predation on kokanee. Lake trout have been dramatically reduced thanks to angler harvest …