Popular Fresh=Water Game Fish 



Yukon and other rivers. The flesh of this salmon 

 is paler than the red salmon, but it is superior in 

 flavor to all others and very valuable for canning, 

 salting, and smoking. 



The quinnat is first seen in Monterey Bay as 

 early as January, and many are caught by anglers 

 for several months while the fish are frequenting 

 this rendezvous and becoming fat on small fish 

 preparatory to entering the Golden Gate and be- 

 ginning their long and last journey up the Sacra- 

 mento, which stream many have entered by Feb- 

 ruary. 



In March this fish is seen in the Columbia, but 

 not until May does it become abundant. It seeks 

 the shores of southern Alaska in May, and prob- 

 ably reaches the Yukon the latter part of June. 

 The runs continue for four to six months in south- 

 ern waters, while in northern Alaska the running 

 season is very short, not exceeding six weeks. 



The other species of the Pacific salmons — but 

 of lesser value — are the blue-back salmon, hump- 

 back, silver, dog, and the steelhead salmon. The 

 latter, while in reality a trout, is popularly re- 

 garded as a salmon. It feeds freely in fresh water 

 and does not die in the streams after spawning, but 

 returns to the sea. It is a general favorite on ac- 

 count of its size, beauty, gameness, and food value, 

 and will be mentioned with the trout. 



The ouananiche is a fierce-fighting, fresh water 

 understudy of the Atlantic salmon, often wrong- 

 fully termed landlocked. Its home is in Lake 

 St. John, Province of Quebec, and at the outlet 

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