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King Salmon
may spend between 1 to 5 years in the ocean before returning
to their native streams to spawn, though the average is
3 to 4 years. The King Salmon is blue-green on the back
and top of the head with silvery sides and white bellies,
black spots on the upper half of its body with gray/black
mouth coloration. King Salmon reach up to 60 inches in length and weigh up to 70 pounds, although King Salmon is generally up to 36 inches in length
and weigh up to 30 pounds. Spawning in streams that are
larger and deeper than other salmon utilize, King Salmon
spawn from midsummer to late summer, depending on the
run. Fry and smolts usually stay in fresh water from 1
to 18 months before travelling downstream to estuaries,
where they remain up to 189 days.
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