Chum Salmon

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Chum Salmon

Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus Keta) is a Pacific Salmon with the largest natural range of distribution and can be found among other places around the north Pacific, the Bering Sea, from Alaska to California in the United States, around British Columbia in Canada as well as in the waters of Korea and Japan. Chum are anadromous fish, meaning they migrate from the sea up into freshwater to spawn. Chum Salmon silvery blue green coloration when in the ocean, but the color changes to dark olive green when they move into fresh water. Around spawning time, adults have purple blotchy streaks near the tail. Fully grown Chum usually weigh from 4 to 10 kg, but unique specimen can sometimes grow to 18 kg. While young Chum Salmon feed on zooplankton, crustaceans and insects, adults eat mostly smaller fish.

Preferred baits:

Shrimp

Spawn Sack

Small Minnows

Shiners

Preferred lures:

Bullet Spinners

Single Spoons

Crankbaits

Shads

Nymphes

Medium Spoons