Alaska is famous for its wild salmon. The flavor of Alaskan salmon depends upon fat content and the environment in which it matured. Alaska’s pure waters and the variety of natural food give Alaska salmon unparalleled flavor.

Although salmon are caught in Alaska’s pristine waters year-long, fishing season in harbor and southcentral Alaska actually heats up in late May, when the cherished king salmon returns home to spawn in the area’s glacier-fed, freshwater streams.

The remaining 4 types of Pacific salmon-sockeye, coho, buddy and pink-are also found in the general area.

Many anglers are now making an attempt to catch what’s known as a “grand slam”-all five species of salmon. Some say a straightforward way to recollect which kind is which is to match them up with the fingers on your hand.

&8226 ; Thumb-Chum salmon (Dog). The best fishing for this fish is mid-July to late August. Buddy salmon have a firm texture, tantalizing orange-pink color and fragile flavour that makes it an ideal fish for smoking. The average weight is 8 pounds and they can grow to be 25 to twenty-seven inches long.

• Pointer finger-Sockeye salmon ( Red ). Most available late May to early June or mid-July, sockeye salmon are the 2nd most common Alaskan salmon species. This species turns from a silvery color to a bright red body and green head as they begin the journey upriver to spawn. Their average weight is 6 pounds and they can grow to almost 3 feet in length.

&8226 ; Middle finger-King salmon (Chinook). The best fishing for king salmon is mid-June to mid- July. The largest species of salmon in Alaska, they are cherished for their color, high oil content, firm texture and tasty taste. Average weight is approximately 20 pounds and length goes from 30 to 40 inches.

• Ring finger-Silver salmon (Coho). With its orange-red flesh, firm texture and fragile flavor, cohos are really preferred among neighbors. The best fishing for them is found in early August to mid-September. Cohos are the second biggest of the species, with average weights of 12 pounds, and range from 25 to 35 inches in length.

• Pinky finger-Pink salmon (Humpy). At the height of their run, millions of pinks swim up the freshwater rivers and streams to spawning grounds. Pinks are the littlest and most usual of the species and average about two to three pounds. The best fishing for pinks takes place in mid-July to late August.

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