Salmon
Known for their rich flavors and nutritional benefits, salmon are categorized into several species, including Atlantic salmon and various Pacific types such as Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum. Each species boasts unique characteristics, from the vibrant red flesh of Sockeye salmon to the high-fat content of King salmon. Discover their habitats, culinary uses, and health benefits in our comprehensive guide to salmon fish classification.
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Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon highly prized game fish are also known as king salmon. Chinook are the largest Pacific salmon and immensely hard-fighting, powerful fish. Like all salmon, they begin their lives in freshwater. Chinook salmon fry can migrate to sea when they are only three months old, but generally, they remain in the spawning rivers for one to three years before migrating to the oceans, where they feed and mature. These salmon can migrate huge distances at sea, then they return to the rivers they were born in, spawn once, and…
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Atlantic Salmon
The Atlantic salmon is a hugely important game fish and a highly prized catch, especially among fly anglers. These fish can grow to large sizes and are mighty swimmers, built for endurance and speed. Before Atlantic salmon spawn, they spend several years feeding in the cold ocean waters, but once the urge to spawn comes, they return to the rivers in which they were born. A proportion of adult Atlantic salmon die after spawning, but some survive and these return to the sea. Young salmon (smolts) migrate to the sea…