Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Like all Pacific salmons, the Coho Salmon enters freshwater streams to spawn. The female lays 2,500 to 5,000 eggs in the gravel of small streams during the autumn. Both the male and the female die after spawning. The young stay in the streams for about a year before migrating to the ocean, where they remain for 2 or 3 years. Wild populations of the Coho Salmon are endangered.

Look For : A silvery salmon that has a long anal fin with more than 12 rays. Small black spots on upper half of tail fin. Pale gums.

Length : 3'.

Habitat : Ocean, freshwater. Spawns in streams.

Range : Western North America. Introduced into Great Lakes.