Saturday, October 04, 2008

Kokanee Salmon Run

IMG_0107, originally uploaded by wakitu.

It is time for the annual Kokanee salmon run In Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—One of Lake Tahoe's most popular nature shows of the year is off to a promising start.

Thousands of kokanee salmon are swimming up Taylor Creek off the lake's south shore as part of their annual spawning ritual.

U.S. Forest Service officials said while the run doesn't typically peak until mid-October, it's off to a good start. They said as many as 50,000 of the fish may make the journey upstream this year.

Landlocked cousins of the seagoing sockeye salmon, the kokanee were introduced to Lake Tahoe in 1944 by biologists, said Forest Service spokesman Rex Norman.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very classy. I appreciate that you gave proper photo credit; refreshing and gratifying. Thank you so much for going the extra mile to link to the profile as well.

I will enjoy looking through your blog, and you are welcome to link to any of my outdoor adventure photos as may serve you.

And you are absolutely right: the salmon are not to be missed! The whole area is beautiful this time of year.