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Wild Coho or Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) on fall spawning migration, swimming up shallow river. Pacific Northwest. October. Wild fish not hatchery fish. This fish has only been in fresh water a short time. The longer it is in fresh water the more colorful (pinkish red) it will become.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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