From Robert Behnke’s book
“Because Chinook salmon exhibit a great diversity of life histories, any life history aspect characterized as “the rule” is subject to many exceptions. For example, as is typical of Pacific salmon species, most Chinook salmon spawn in the fall – in September, October, and November. However, in every month of the year there is at least one Chinook life history form that is spawning.
The Sacramento river basin has four major races of Chinook salmon - known as spring, summer, fall, and winter races, or runs – based on the time when the adults return to fresh water on their spawning runs. The winter-run race enters the river mainly in January and February, and spawning peaks in May. The winter-run Chinook of the Sacramento River is the only Chinook known to spawn in spring (like rainbow and cutthroat trout) in its native range.”
Steelhead gear = $6287, no of adults caught = 3, amortized cost = $2,095.67, beaching that 30" fish and letting it go = priceless
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