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Season: July-September. Per person
limit is two salmon
(barring inseason changes).
Chinook Salmon
Of the five species of Pacific salmon, the Chinook and Coho are the most
important to anglers. The two are often found in the same waters and
pursued in much the same way, but the Chinook is the larger of the two
and highly prized among anglers. The Columbia River Gorge is a prime
area to target Chinook salmon. When hooked, Chinook like to slug it out,
while Coho's are acrobatic and quick.
Chinook are also known as the king salmon or spring salmon. Chinook
salmon are powerful swimmers that migrate hundreds of miles up northwest
rivers to their spawning grounds, and they can grow huge. The
rod-and-reel world record was taken in Alaska's Kenai River in 1985 and
weighed 97 pounds, 4 ounces. Most fish caught by northwest anglers,
however, range from 15 to 40 pounds. At the end of a fishing line,
Chinooks are absolute brutes - hard-running, stubborn fighters that will
give you all the challenge you can handle, and sometimes more.
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As far as seafood go's Chinook salmon is one of the best
eating fish. Fresh, smoked, fried, baked or candied, its revered by
health conches seafood eaters worldwide.
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