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Chinook Salmon Fish Species Information

Chinook Salmon

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Other Fish Name: king salmon, tyee salmon, Columbia River salmon, black salmon, chub salmon, hook bill salmon, winter salmon, Spring Salmon, Quinnat Salmon and blackmouth
Regions Fished: San Francisco Bay in California to north of the Bering Strait in Alaska, and the arctic waters of Canada and Russia (the Chukchi Sea ), including the entire Pacific coast in between. Populations occur in Asia as far south as the islands of Japan. In Russi
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information: Lake chinook provide more opportunity and respond to trolling with plugs, jigs and bait.