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wjlz

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How big a school of salmon is?
« on: September 26, 2013, 06:36:27 PM »
Hi,

How big a school of salmon is? I believe pink is the biggest, chinook is the smallest?
Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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FishingKing

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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2013, 06:57:45 PM »
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milo

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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2013, 07:37:48 PM »
From my observations, they would go in this order:

Pink
Sockeye
Chum
coho
chinook

I could be wrong, so I will leave to a fisheries biologist to confirm it or refute it.
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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2013, 07:39:46 PM »
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wjlz

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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2013, 07:42:00 PM »
Quote from: Fish Assassin on September 26, 2013, 07:39:46 PM
?? Not sure what's he's asking

My question is about the number of fish in each school. Chinook: 20? Pink 1000?
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FishingKing

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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2013, 08:01:06 PM »
I'm pretty sure it's random.  I don't think the fish school to a certain amount and then think to themselves that they hit 1000 then move on to another school that has less fish  :P
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FishingKing

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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2013, 08:02:11 PM »
But from Milo's order, it seems right if your thinking about what schools of fish are the largest.
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sumasriver

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Re: How big a school of salmon is?
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2013, 08:57:44 PM »
Fish are so smart because they spend so much time in schools.


Saw 2 chrome 10 lb cohos today  in the harrison today.  1 landed ( wild )   and 1 lost.       Wow, great to see after pink season. 
Coho are such a beautiful fish.
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