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DSC_6045 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fishing. Lake Benmore is one of our most productive larger lakes for trout fishing. Rainbow trout thrive here and there is also a healthy stock of brown trout. In recent years chinook salmon have been introduced into the lake, and sockeye are also found here.

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DSC_6045 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fishing. Lake Benmore is one of our most productive larger lakes for trout fishing. Rainbow trout thrive here and there is also a healthy stock of brown trout. In recent years chinook salmon have been introduced into the lake, and sockeye are also found here.

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