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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 on the Talachulitna
River are up to 50 inches in length and weigh up to 50
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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