Spawning Totals 2018 (so far)In October and into early November a total of 10 Chum salmon were spotted on Mosquito. 8 were female and only 2 were male. There is a chance some males were hiding as I did not get right into the water. As for Coho, 3 were sighted in the lower reached, 2 in the upper reaches, and 2 (dead) in Thain Creek. A total of 7. Two Adult Coho - Superior CamoflaugeIn this video you will see two adult Coho, the first one is very brief. I actually did not know there was anything under the water. I had simply been taking underwater footage of every pool that was deeper than 2' feet to review the footage at home later. To my surprise there were two Coho in this one pool. It is great to see, but I literally filmed every pool for 1.5KM and these were the only adults on the whole river that day. Chum Salmon and Surprise CohoWhen approaching to film these two Chum salmon I spooked them, and they in turn spooked a Coho Salmon. It just so happens that where I set my camera was a very nice hiding spot and the Coho decided to take shelter there. If you look carefully to where the Coho ends up, you can see the tail of another Coho which had wedge itself deeper inside the rock. It is not very often I get the opportunity to film a single Coho, nevermind two!! Some More ChumHere you can see two Chum salmon who likely have already spawned out. You can tell these fish are both female due to their white tails, which have been beaten up from digging a salmon nest, or "Redd." Also, most species of male salmon have faces which undergo a drastic change when in the spawning phase. Their snout/jaws curl up and become quite scary looking. Which is not the case for these two females.
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AuthorKeegan Casidy Archives
January 2020
CategoriesMosquito Creek,
North Vancouver, British Columbia |