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Fish Species - Details
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COHO SALMON
(Oncorhynchus kisutch)
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Other Common Names
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Silver salmon
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Identifying Characteristics
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Dark blue to green back, grading to bright silver on sides; turns reddish during spawning.
Black mouth with white gums.
Small black spots found on back, dorsal fin, and upper half of tail (no spots on lower half of
tail).
13 to 15 rays in anal fin.
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Habits and Habitat
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Preferred temperature range is 50 to 58 degrees; 54 degrees is ideal.
Often a schooling fish that prefers surface waters when temperatures permit.
The first salmonid to move shoreward in fall.
Spawns in the fall in area streams and rivers.
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Tackle and Techniques
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Use medium- to heavy-weight tackle and 14- to 25-pound-test line.
Spoons and spinners work very well, as do flatfish and J-Plugs.
A change in color or speed can often make a big difference.
Caught off flatlines in the spring and fall, and off downriggers in the summer.
If the water is too cold, try the warmest water available.
When the salmon are spawning in streams and rivers, egg sacs and yarn flies are very effective.
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Current State Record
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33 pounds 7 ounces; caught by Stephen M. Sheets Jr. on Lake Ontario on August 13, 1998.
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