Landlocked Salmon Facts
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Fact 1
Landlocked salmon are completely cut off from the sea and spend their entire lives in freshwater.
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Fact 2
They will spawn either directly in their native river systems or in the tributaries connected to their respective lake habitats.
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Fact 3
Historically, large wild populations of landlocked Atlantic salmon have occurred in both North America and Northern Europe.
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Fact 4
Research suggests that these fish found their way into large, deep freshwater lakes near the end of the last ice age, some 10,000 to 12,000 years ago.
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Fact 5
The wild populations of North America were first discovered in Lake Sebago, Lake Champlain, and Lake Ontario.
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Fact 6
Landlocked salmon do not reach the same size as their saltwater equivalents and most commonly reach a maximum weight of 20-25lb.
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Fact 7
The biggest and perhaps most popular stocked populations of landlocked Pacific salmon inhabit the Great Lakes and their tributaries.
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Fact 8
The most common types of landlocked salmon include:
Atlantic
Chinook/King
Kokanee (Sockeye)
Coho
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Fact 9
Landlocked Atlantic and Pacific salmon in many lakes and river systems taste deliciously.
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