Captain Scott Carey and first mate Scott Hoffman of Tahoe Sports Fishing hold up the new California and Nevada kokanee record. The fish weighed in at 5 pounds and 2 ounces, beating the record of 40 years by 5 ounces.

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Record-breaking kokanee hooked in Lake Tahoe

For several excruciating seconds, the monster kokanee salmon thrashed about behind the boat.

• By ncs-import
• July 27, 2013