Monday, October 24, 2011

spawning coho salmon

Coho salmon spawning in the Lake Michigan tributaries in Wisconsin.

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  1. That was pretty cool to watch...amazing creatures.

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  2. Very cool Blake. Big old female sitting on her redd or at least she picked out a general spot? Are the smaller ones males coming up from behind?

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  3. Yup, there was the big male and female. The smaller ones creeping in are small males that will try to move in at just the right time to get some of the missed eggs fertilized. Resourcefulness.

    I caught a small male that had some serious gash wounds from getting bit. Those males teeth grow crazy before the spawn.

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  4. I was wondering how you kept from tossing a fly over one of those males? A lot going on there. Thanks for sharing

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