Chinook Salmon

Female Chinook Salmon # 9766

Chinook # 5749

Chinook # 5750

Slice of Light

Surface Attraction

These juvenile Chinook salmon are referred to as "Parr", for the drippy colorations that run vertically along their sides. Parr marks" provide protective coloration helping them avoid predators while rearing in freshwater. As these young fish continue to mature, they eventually take on a silvery coloration and are referred to as smolts. At this stage of development they begin to make the physiological changes that will allow them to transition from freshwater to saltwater as they migrate through the hydro system to the ocean.

Parr Gardens

Parr # 7788

Chinook Parr # 8424

Between The Rocks

Chinook # 3336

Chinook # 3803

Chinook # 6366

Hatchery Chinook # 3647

Chinook Salmon Idaho 2001

Wild Chinook Salmon Female Idaho 2001

Spawn Baby Spawn

Fish Porn .. . . is it wrong? This was a shot I chased for about a decade before finally landing in the right spot at the right time to witness this amazing event. From the safety of a side channel, lying prone for several hours, praying my battery wouldn't die, I waited for the "moment" to occur. Luck was with me that day, I emerged from the water cramped, cold, and happy!

Chinook Sac Fry # 8812