In this piece, I’m going to discuss the subject “Are Shad In Rivers?,” and I’m going to do my best to include as much relevant information as I can. Shad appear to display a relatively high fidelity to their natal rivers. While observed occasionally in rivers or offshore from Central California around the Pacific Rim … Read more
In this piece, I’ll be discussing the subject of “Is There Saltwater Salmon?”, and I’ll do my best to cover as much ground as I possibly can in terms of content. Both Pacific and atlantic salmon are anadromous fish , which means that they are born in freshwater, spend most of their lives in saltwater, … Read more
It is mainly an inshore, anadromous fish that spends most of its life in saltwater but migrates to freshwater lakes and streams in the spring to spawn However, smelt is a highly adaptable species, and landlocked populations have established themselves from Maine to the Great Lakes and southeastern Canada. Can smelt live in freshwater? Since … Read more
Alaska’s Five Species of pacific salmon A brief overview of the lifecycle of Pacific salmon Identifying the five species of Pacific salmon native to freshwaters of Alaska Ocean-phase and spawning-phase salmon. Chum Salmon Sockeye salmon Coho Salmon Chinook salmon. How do you remember 5 types of salmon? Chum is your thumb, Sockeye is your index … Read more
Known for its size and fighting ability, the rockfish also is called striped bass It has an olive green back, fading to light silver on its sides, with a white underside. Seven or eight dark, continuous stripes run from head to tail. How big can a striper fish get? Striped bass can grow up to … Read more
Striped bass are anadromous fish, meaning they’re born in freshwater, but spend most of their life in saltwater After reaching sexual maturity, stripers return to rivers and bays in the spring to spawn. There are many lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. with large populations of landlocked freshwater striped bass. Are saltwater striped bass good … Read more
Do striped bass live in freshwater? Striped bass are anadromous fish , meaning they’re born in freshwater , but spend most of their life in saltwater. After reaching sexual maturity, stripers return to rivers and bays in the spring to spawn. There are many lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. with large populations of landlocked … Read more
Head to body ratio male salmon have a larger head-to-body ratio than female salmon This becomes more noticeable late in the year when they are spawning. The male salmon’s head grows even larger and will appear more elongated than the female salmon’s head. What is special about coho salmon ? Like my other go-two salmon … Read more
King Salmon vs. The comparison of king salmon with a farm-raised one like atlantic salmon is easy: While both have a similar size, king salmon has much more flavor and a firmer, less oily consistency But it is much more interesting to compare king salmon to another wild salmon species, such as sockeye. How do … Read more