11-24-2006, 04:35 AM
Coho Salmon of the great lakes is a good one to ask questions about,
[ol] [li]Where is the place of origin of the Coho Salmon?[/li] [li]How long till hatchlings return to thier place of origin to spawn?[/li] [li]What do mature Coho feed upon in the great lakes?[/li] [li]What is the avarage size of a great lakes coho?[/li] [li]What is the avarage lenth of a great lakes coho?[/li] [li]What year was Coho introduces in to the great lakes regeon?[/li] [li]What is the creel limit for coho in the state of michigan?[/li][/ol]
answers... [indent] [ul] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Length:11 to 26 inches [/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Weight:2 to 8 pounds [/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Coloring: steel-blue to slightly green on back; bright silver on sides; white underside [/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Common Names:coho, silver salmon, sea trout, blueback[/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Found in Lakes:Stocked in Michigan, Huron, Ontario, Erie and Superior [/size][/font][/li][/ul][/indent] [font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Initial hopes for a revived Great Lakes sport fishery rode on the sleek muscular back of the coho salmon. Commonly called "silver salmon," this Pacific import has been planted in lakes Michigan and Superior annually since 1966 and is now an integral part of the lake's "put-and-take" sport fishing industry. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Mature cohos gorge themselves on alewives, smelt, and other forage fish. In Lake Michigan, cohos attain an average weight of five to six pounds but often top out at 10 pounds or more. In Lake Superior, where forage fish are less abundant, cohos average only two to four pounds. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Though smaller, coho salmon are spawning successfully in most Lake Superior tributaries and thus have developed some limited but self-sustaining populations. There is some concern that this aggressive fish might disrupt the spawning of other valued species, such as brook, brown and rainbow trout. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Coho salmon ordinarily return in their third year to the streams where they were planted to spawn and die. They reproduce naturally in many streams on the eastern side of Lake Michigan, but their general population must be sustained with hatchery-reared fish. Continual stocking has helped to improve the lake's predator-prey balance and given satisfaction to thousands of sport fishermen as well.[/size][/font]
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[ol] [li]Where is the place of origin of the Coho Salmon?[/li] [li]How long till hatchlings return to thier place of origin to spawn?[/li] [li]What do mature Coho feed upon in the great lakes?[/li] [li]What is the avarage size of a great lakes coho?[/li] [li]What is the avarage lenth of a great lakes coho?[/li] [li]What year was Coho introduces in to the great lakes regeon?[/li] [li]What is the creel limit for coho in the state of michigan?[/li][/ol]
answers... [indent] [ul] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Length:11 to 26 inches [/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Weight:2 to 8 pounds [/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Coloring: steel-blue to slightly green on back; bright silver on sides; white underside [/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Common Names:coho, silver salmon, sea trout, blueback[/size][/font] [li][font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Found in Lakes:Stocked in Michigan, Huron, Ontario, Erie and Superior [/size][/font][/li][/ul][/indent] [font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Initial hopes for a revived Great Lakes sport fishery rode on the sleek muscular back of the coho salmon. Commonly called "silver salmon," this Pacific import has been planted in lakes Michigan and Superior annually since 1966 and is now an integral part of the lake's "put-and-take" sport fishing industry. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Mature cohos gorge themselves on alewives, smelt, and other forage fish. In Lake Michigan, cohos attain an average weight of five to six pounds but often top out at 10 pounds or more. In Lake Superior, where forage fish are less abundant, cohos average only two to four pounds. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Though smaller, coho salmon are spawning successfully in most Lake Superior tributaries and thus have developed some limited but self-sustaining populations. There is some concern that this aggressive fish might disrupt the spawning of other valued species, such as brook, brown and rainbow trout. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 4]Coho salmon ordinarily return in their third year to the streams where they were planted to spawn and die. They reproduce naturally in many streams on the eastern side of Lake Michigan, but their general population must be sustained with hatchery-reared fish. Continual stocking has helped to improve the lake's predator-prey balance and given satisfaction to thousands of sport fishermen as well.[/size][/font]
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