Pat Emerick with his
nice fall steelhead !
Pete Carrol and Doc with
another nice fall steelie !!
Little Known Salmon Facts
- All salmon know when to return to their spawning grounds by how long the day
is and they can feel what season it is.
- Most salmon can swim about 14 km per hour.
- Salmon change to red a couple of days after spawning, then they die.
- Since salmon are nearsighted they have to always use low frequency sound
waves to find food in far away places.
- In the wild, less then one out of 1,000 salmon eggs laid live to be spawning
adults.
- In order for the salmon to survive and be comfortable the temperature of the
water should be 55 degrees F (12.8 C).
- Salmon can find the right stream to spawn in by the smell of it.
- Female salmon may lay 1,200 eggs into the nest.
- A female nests in gravel, then she releases the eggs into the gravel. The male
milks the eggs. After spawning, all salmon die.
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Captain Kevin with Amanda