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Photos showing a successful fisherman holding up his salmon, visitors around the twin-screen fishcam monitor, coho swimming, and the flat, shallow area of Steep Creek containing the salmoncam.

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Tongass » Visitor Centers » Mendenhall Glacier » Steep Creek SalmonCam

Sockeye (Red) Salmon

Size: 4 to 8 pounds plus, up to 28 inches
Rarely caught on sport troll gear

Photo of a sockeye salmon tail showing a dark tail with no silver or spots.

Tail has no silver color or spots; may have fine speckling.

Photo of the front part of a sockeye salmon with arrows pointing to the front and back of the jaw.

Teeth on back of jaws very fine like fine sandpaper. May have "fang-like" teeth at tips of jaws.

Photo of a sockeye salmon with an arrow pointing to the gill area.

Drawing of most forward gill arch showing 29 to 40 long slender gill rakers.

Most forward gill arch

No spotting on body.

Bright sockeye salmon showing silver side without any spotting.

USDA Forest Service - Tongass National Forest
Last Modified: July 25, 2006