Chinook Salmon / Oncorhynchus tshawytscha      Family: Salmonidae

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water type: both
environment: ocean, freshwater streams
maturity @: 1-8 yrs.
spawns in: spring to early summer
# eggs: 20,000-50,000
temp range: 50-63
feeds on: fish, crustaceans
 
Average adult length Average adult weight Fly fishing world record All line world record
16-32" 18 lbs;
max. 130 lbs.
63-0; Trask River, OR; Nov 13, 1987 97-4; Kenai River, AK; May 17, 1985

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For world records, see IGFA