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the sea. Their maximum weight is 15 

 pounds. 



The Silver or Coho salmon (O. kisutch) 

 resembles the Atlantic salmon for it has a 

 brilliant silvery skin. It is the gamest fish 

 of the lot and usually weighs from 3 to 8 

 pounds, although individuals have been 

 taken that weighed over 20 pounds. They 

 are found from Monterey Bay northward 

 and also along the Asiatic coast, being 

 common in Japan. 



The Humpback salmon (O. gorbuscha) 

 reaches a weight of from 3 to 6 pounds and 

 is the smallest of the genus. It is in very 

 great abundance in the rivers of Alaska. 

 The run of this fish is heavier in the odd than 

 in the even years. This fish, unlike the 

 other species, will not take a spoon or lure 

 of any kind. 



The Dog salmon (O. keta) is very abun- 

 dant but the least valuable as a food fish. 

 It is found from the Sacramento northward 

 and reaches a weight of 10 to 12 pounds. 



The Steelhead (Salmo gairdneri) al- 



