Silver Salmon (coho)

Size/Characteristics Average size: 10 lbs Record: 26 lbs Aggressive Adaptable Does well in land-locked lakes Hardy

Life Cycle/General description Usually 1-2 years in freshwater –BUT may spend 0 years or up to 3 years 1.5 years of ocean life –Those that return earlier are “jacks” No black spots on dorsal fin Spots on upper caudal fin Some fins may be tipped with orange

Spawning areas Spawn in same areas as kings –Except like shallower streams Similar life history to kings Less fat content Color: gets redder as approaches spawning area

Stocked Lakes in Fairbanks Chena Lakes –Silver, King Birch Lake –Silver, Kings –Also… ocean silvers in Valdez, Seward, Kenai Peninsula

Interesting facts 75% of all silver catches from AK Silver have been introduced into the Great Lakes Little is known about ocean migrations of coho Commercially they are caught by trolling

Update map for coho (silver) *see if you were gone last time… you need to update map for chums and pinks Yukon R. Coast by Point Hope Kenai R. Gulf of AK Kasilof R. Resurrection Bay