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Title: Salmon Types
Categories: Info Salmon
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Chinook, (King) salmon Largest of the salmon family, sometimes weighing
over 100 lbs. Chinook reach maturity between 3 and 4 years, spawning in the
fall. Easily identified by large, irregular dots on back and black gumline
inside mouth. Coho (silver) salmon Most Popular and numerous sports salmon.
Size averages 5-15 lbs, world record is around 30 lbs. Identified by
lightly spotted back and white gumline. Chum (dog) salmon Next to the
largest salmon, size averaging between 10-18 lbs. Very good eating when
caught in salt water but flesh becomes soft quickly in fresh water (salmon
don't eat in fresh water and live while spawning off the fish's fat stores
and muscle mass). Sockeye (bluebacks, Kokanee) salmon A small salmon, the
maximum size is about 15 lbs usual size is 2-5 lbs. Sockeye are plankton
feeders ans few are taken by sports fishermen in salt water. Although
commercial fishermen in Alaska fish and catch them with flashers and
plastic squids. Identified by "blueish" tint on back and extremely small
scales. Pink (humpback, humpies) salmon A small salmon that seldom exceeds
10 lbs. Mostly caught in salt water by netting, (as with sockeyes) and
often is the "canned" salmon. Identified by heavily spotted tail and very
fine scales. Hope that helps a tad bit Karen...previous next