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North pacific Salmon 5 species
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Chinook Salmon (King, Tyee, Springer or Quannat) Lightly spotted on their blue-green back, chinook salmon live from five to seven years, and weigh up to 120 lb. Also known as springs or kings, they are the most prized game salmon for sport fishers. [/size][/#008000][/font]
[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Coho Salmon (Silver or Silverside)
Bright silver in color, coho salmon live three years, weigh up to 15 lb. (6.8 kg), and are a popular game fish for sport fishers. Coho’s versatile full flavour is coupled with fine-textured, consistently red flesh.
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Sockeye Salmon (Redfish, Red, Blueback)
A blue-tinged silver in colour, sockeye salmon live four to five years, weigh up to 7 lb., and are the slimmest and most streamlined of the five species of Pacific salmon. It is the most sought-after salmon species due to its rich flavor and firm, deep red flesh.
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Pink Salmon (Humpy or Humpback)
Living only two years, pinks are the smallest of the Pacific salmon. They have heavily spotted backs over silver bodies. Pink salmon are the most plentiful of the five species.
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Chum Salmon (Dog, Calico)
Resembling sockeye, chum (or keta) salmon have black specks over their silvery sides and faint grid-like bars. They live three to five years, and weigh up to 10 lb. Chum salmon offers a milder, more delicate flavor with a creamy pink to medium red flesh color.
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