Alaska Salmon Sportfishing Spezies, Alaska Salmon Fishing Lodges

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Alaska Sport-Fishing Spezies
King Salmon Also known as Chinook, the largest species of Pacific Salmon. It has a blue gray back with silvery sides. Small irregular shaped spots on back, dorsal fin, and usually on both lobes of tail. The gum line is black. Spawning adults take on a maroon to olive color. King salmon spend from 2-5 years in the ocean so their size in a run varies a lot, the State of Alaska average for this salmon is about 20lbs., however Kenai king salmon are typically in the 50 lb range. No other salmon draws as much attention, which is even the official State of Alaska fish.
Silver Salmon Also known as Coho, with a greenish blue back and silvery sides. Small black spots on the back, dorsal fin, and usually on the upper lobe of the tail. The gum line is white to light gray. Spawning adults develop greenish black heads and dark brown to maroon bodies. The Alaska silver salmon has been called the greatest Alaska sport fish as they like to fight and jump out of the water when hooked. Silver salmon will stay in the freshwater for a year or two before migrating to the saltwater where they will spend at least 2 years swimming the Kenai coastal waters or in the Gulf of Alaska. Even as young smolt in freshwater the Alaska silver salmon is a voracious and aggressive eater and are known to eat each other and these aggressive tendencies are their undoing as a sport fish.
Red Salmon Also known as Sockeye, with a dark blue-black back with silvery sides. No distinct spots on back, dorsal fin or tail. Spawning adults develop dull green heads and red bodies. Red salmon or sockeye are one of the most numerous species of salmon to populate streams and rivers. The sockeye salmon is a plankton feeder, which is unlike the other Alaska salmon species and they are very passive toward lures. This salmon generally spends 2-3 years in the ocean before it returns to its spawning waterways in large schools. The driving force that brings the sockeye salmon to migrate to its spawning bed is legendary. You need only watch them leap waterfalls and speed through fast currents to see the force and will to survive that the red salmon possesses.
Rainbow / Steelhead Trout The rainbow trout has a green to bluish back with silvery to yellow green sides. Broad pinkish band along sides and black spots on back, sides and tail. Upper jaw does not usually extend past eye on adults. The Alaska steelhead, a sea roving rainbow trout, is a much pursued and highly prized species in the Alaska sport fishing scene. The steel head spends from 1-4 years in the saltwater. Steelhead are spectacular fighting fish and very acrobatic, and the pursuit of this species has developed a nearly cult following particularly among fly fishermen.