This chart is intended to help anglers identify salmon by species. However, it is the angler’s responsibility to be able to positively identify the species at any point in its life cycle.

Mar 16, 2013 · The picture to the right shows a wild coho salmon and a fin-clipped or hatchery coho salmon. Please be careful in releasing wild fish– they are your fishing future!

KING (CHINOOK, TYEE, BLACKMOUTH) SALMON Blue-gray back with silvery sides. Small, irregular-shaped black spots on back, dorsal fin, and usually on both Black mouth with BLACK gums at base …

Another name for Chinook Salmon is king Salmon. Your ring finger is where you might wear a silver ring. Another name for Coho salmon is Silver Salmon. Your pinkie finger is easy! That is for the pink …

This “California Salmon Strategy” outlines actions state agencies are already taking to stabilize and recover salmon populations and additional or intensified actions needed in coming years.

There are many differences, but one major difference is that salmon are anadromous while most trout are not. Anadromous fish hatch in freshwater, then at some point they migrate to the ocean to feed …

Smoltification is a series of physiological and morphological changes that allow juvenile salmon to transition from living in a freshwater to a saltwater environment