| Chinook
were introduced to Michigan waters in the 1960’s
to control the Great lakes alewife populations. They soon
thrived and created the greatest fishery in the great Lakes.
These fish hatch from eggs in rivers or are planted as smolts
in the rivers. From there they make there way out to the
Great lakes were they spend the next 2-4 years cruising
around and growing very fast and large. |
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| When
they reach full maturity they will descend up the
rivers to spawn. This takes place as early as mid- July
and will last into mid- October. On there way up to their
spawning gravel they take their time to rest in slower pools
and runs. They soon find a spot they find suitable to spawn
at and get on with business, once the spawning is complete
they will remain on the gravel to protect the eggs from
predators until mother nature tells them they have done
their job and they slowly die. |
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