{"id":273,"date":"2021-04-17T10:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T10:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/?p=273"},"modified":"2021-07-13T06:54:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T06:54:40","slug":"alaskas-fish-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/alaskas-fish-species\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify Alaska Fish Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Guide to Alaskan Fish Species<\/span><\/h1>\n
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The waters in and around Ketchikan, Alaska are teaming with life. It would be an understatement to say that our waters have an abundance of trophy fish.<\/p>\n

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  • King Salmon (also known as Chinook)<\/li>\n
  • Silver Salmon (aka Coho)<\/li>\n
  • Pink Salmon (aka Humpback)<\/li>\n
  • Chum Salmon (aka Dog or Keta)<\/li>\n
  • Pacific Halibut<\/li>\n
  • Yelloweye Rockfish (aka Pacific Red Snapper)<\/li>\n
  • Ling Cod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Kings are available from mid-May through mid-July.<\/p>\n

    Silvers are available from early July through September.<\/p>\n

    Pinks are available from early July through mid-August.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Salmon Identification<\/h1>\n
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    CHINOOK SALMON
    \naka SPRING \/ TYEE \/ QUINNAT<\/h3>\n
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    \"\"Identifying Characteristics:<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 Black gum line<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Tail can be bright silver to dark with spots on both sided of lobes<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Small irregular shaped black spots on back, dorsal fin, and both lobes of tail<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Weight \u2013 up to 100 lbs<\/dd>\n
    Limit<\/dt>\n
    Limits on king salmon vary from year to year. Check the current Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary for non-resident limits on kings.\u201d<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

    Legal Chinook Must Be At Least 28 Inches In Length!<\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n

    SILVER SALMON
    \naka COHO<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

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    Identifying Characteristics:<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 White gum line<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Tail has spots on upper lobe only<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Usually has spotting on back and dorsal fin<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Weight \u2013 up to 20 lbs<\/dd>\n
    Limit<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Non-Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    PINK SALMON
    \naka HUMPBACK \/ HUMPIE<\/h3>\n
    \n
    \"\"<\/dt>\n
    Identifying Characteristics:<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 Large spots on back and large black oval blotches on both tail lobes<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Very small scales<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Smallest salmon species in Alaska<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Tail has good V shape to it<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Weight \u2013 up to 8 lbs \u2013 up to 24 inches<\/dd>\n
    Limit<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Non-Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n

    CHUM SALMON
    \naka DOG<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    \n
    Identifying Characteristics:<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 No distinctive spots on back or tail<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Large eye pupil covers nearly the entire eye<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Tail may have silver streaks throughout<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Vertical bars or faint outlines on side (tiger stripes)<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Weight \u2013 6 to 18 lbs or more \u2013 up to 18 inches<\/dd>\n
    Limit<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Non-Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n

    SOCKEYE SALMON
    \naka RED<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    \n
    Identifying Characteristics:<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 No spots on body<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Tail has no silver color or spots<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 May have fang-like teeth at tips of jaw<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Long slender gill rakers<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Weight \u2013 4 to 8 lbs \u2013 up to 28 inches<\/dd>\n
    Limit<\/dt>\n
    \u2013 Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n
    \u2013 Non-Resident \u2013 Six Per Day<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

    NOTE: Sockeye are rarely caught on sport gear, as they are plankton eaters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A Guide to Alaskan Fish Species The waters in and around Ketchikan, Alaska are teaming with life. It would be an understatement to say that our waters have an abundance of trophy fish. King Salmon (also known as Chinook) Silver Salmon (aka Coho) Pink Salmon (aka Humpback) Chum Salmon (aka Dog or Keta) Pacific Halibut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ketchikanalaskafishing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}