Alaska Fly Fish News

	CHINOOK SALMON Chinook, also known as King salmon, grow biggest in the Kenai River. The Alaskan record is 97 lbs 4 oz; a commercial fishing boat caught a 126 pounder near Petersburg. It is recognized by black spots on its back, dorsal fin and both lobes of the caudal fin. King's teeth emerge from a black gum-line. Most Kings return to spawn in the fourth or fifth year. Their life span vary from 2 to 8 years. They enter the lower peninsula streams around mid-May and spawn between July and September; females lay around 3,000 to 14,000 eggs; they all die after spawning. King salmon eat mostly herring, Sand lance, squids and few rockfish.

CHINOOK SALMON

Chinook, also known as King salmon, grow biggest in the Kenai River. The Alaskan record is 97 lbs 4 oz; a commercial fishing boat caught a 126 pounder near Petersburg. It is recognized by black spots on its back, dorsal fin and both lobes of the caudal fin. King's teeth emerge from a black gum-line. Most Kings return to spawn in the fourth or fifth year. Their life span vary from 2 to 8 years. They enter the lower peninsula streams around mid-May and spawn between July and September; females lay around 3,000 to 14,000 eggs; they all die after spawning. King salmon eat mostly herring, Sand lance, squids and few rockfish.