What do salmon do in the Fall and Winter?

zbeckabee

Pretty wide open question -- They swim, grow and do the "salmon run" thing as well as other "fishy" stuff. http://www.scholefieldhouse.com/eventscalendar/specialevents/salmonrun.htm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/652813/posts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon Oct 25 07, 11:41 AM

WarmWestWind

I was hoping someone could tell me if they all do the salmon run in the fall and then die off or if they only spawn after a certain age. If they do live for a few years do they just stay where they are for the winter or do they swim to warmer waters? I know it is a silly question, but I have wondered since I saw a salmon run. It was a totally amazing thing to watch. Oct 25 07, 1:41 PM

Baloo55th

They only come up river to spawn. And in some varieties, they go back down again afterwards. Well, a few of them do. Some salmon don't migrate - they're stuck in lakes without suitable access to the sea. Presumably these lakes once did have a deep enough - or level enough - path through. These salmon have now evolved into new species that probably would throw their fins up in horror at the idea of going to sea. http://www.atlanticsalmontrust.org/ Oct 25 07, 2:06 PM

queproblema

I refer to the Pacific salmon, specifically Copper River reds, with which I have experience observing, harvesting, and of course, eating. The salmon that still haven't returned to their spawning grounds keep feeding and growing in the ocean. They run in the summer, May-June. http://www.fishex.com/seafood/salmon/copper-river-salmon.html http://www.seymoursalmon.com/fish%20life%20cycle.htm Oct 25 07, 2:16 PM

WarmWestWind

Thank you for all your help, it is an interesting subject. I will definately check out all those sites. Oct 25 07, 2:30 PM