kelts

NESTUCCA RIVER AND THREE RIVERS: Steelhead angling continues to be fair to good, although an increasing number of fish are spawned out "kelts" heading back downstream.

unknown title 2009

NESTUCCA RIVER AND THREE RIVERS: Steelhead angling continues to be fair to good, although an increasing number of fish are spawned out "kelts" heading back downstream.

unknown title 2009

Many were kelts, fish that had spawned and then spent the winter in the river, but there were four fresh-run salmon glistening silver from the cold waters of the North Sea.

Salmon are back in Scottish rivers in force, and as elusive as ever 2011

Many were kelts, fish that had spawned and then spent the winter in the river, but there were four fresh-run salmon glistening silver from the cold waters of the North Sea.

Salmon are back in Scottish rivers in force, and as elusive as ever 2011

Not all Atlantic salmon die after spawning—each year spawned-out kelts survive and return to the sea the following spring.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

Darkening coloration reaches its extreme in kelts post-spawning salmon, which are also commonly called black salmon.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

Darkening coloration reaches its extreme in kelts post-spawning salmon, which are also commonly called black salmon.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

In their weakened condition, few kelts survive in the ocean, but those that do can grow to a large size.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

In their weakened condition, few kelts survive in the ocean, but those that do can grow to a large size.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

Not all Atlantic salmon die after spawning—each year spawned-out kelts survive and return to the sea the following spring.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002