Sorry, this content is not available in your region. During their ocean phase, coho salmon have silver sides and dark-blue backs. During their spawning phase, their jaws and teeth become hooked. After entering fresh how to cook grass carp fish, they develop bright-red sides, bluish-green heads and backs, dark bellies and dark spots on their backs.

The eggs hatch in the late winter or early spring after six to seven weeks in the redd. The total North Pacific harvest of coho salmon in 2010 exceeded 6. 3 million fish, of which 4. 5 million were taken in the United States and 1. This corresponds to some 21,000 tonnes in all.

In North America, coho salmon is a game fish in fresh and salt water from July to December, especially with light fishing tackle. It is one of the most popular sport fish in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. It is also pursued by fly fisherman in salt water. Ocean-caught coho is regarded as excellent table fare. It has a moderate to high amount of fat, which is considered to be essential when judging taste.