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05/02/2015

Salmon season is here! and I got a couple of questions today on what kind of salmon we can have here in CA and what other types exist.
Back at home there were a bunch of red flesh fish that had different names: semga, keta, losos'..... here it "salmon" for everything.

So what do we have here from Pacific Ocean?
1. Chinook = King = Semga - the best and tastiest possible
2. Pink = Gorbusha
3. Coho - smaller and dryer than King
4. Chum = Keta
5. Sockeye - the most dry type
6. Steelhead = Pink Forel (trout) fatty and tender

There is also Atlantic salmon, which can be wild as well, but most commonly used in farming, so usually Atlantic associated with "farmed" fish.

And the last thing: fresh wild delicious and healthy Pacific King salmon can be bought directly from the fishermen boats in Half Moon Bay and Monterrey, for the third of the price of Whole Foods.

Happy Fishing!

http://www.salmonnation.com/fish/meet_species.html

• Also known as Kings • The largest of the species, up to 125 lbs • Can live up to seven years • Spawn most often in large rivers or streams and in deep, fast water • Flesh color may vary from white to pink to red • Least abundant of North American Pacific salmon