bay salmon

bayThere are two types of salmon: bay salmon and outside salmon. Bay salmon migrate up-river in August and September to spawn, and they winter in ponds or in sections of rivers where there is a strong current. When they return to the bays in early July, their flesh is white and they are then called slinks. Soon after the slinks appear, large salmon move into the bays from the ocean and feed there until they are ready to migrate up-stream. These bay salmon are smaller than the outside variety which appear later in the season (in July or August). Outside salmon are found around coastal headlands and islands until September or as late as November, when they migrate south or head out to sea.PRINTED ITEMSEP 1979 G. M. StoryJH SEP 1979Used I and SupUsed I4Used