Coho salmon
ギンザケ · ginzake
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Coho salmon, sold as ginzake, are also stocked by some managed trout fisheries. Small dark spots on the back and upper tail help distinguish them. Compare depth and retrieve speed before repeatedly changing lure colour.
Habitat and season
North Pacific origin; Japanese aquaculture and selected managed fisheries.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Japanese name
- ギンザケ
Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.
Fishing methods
Trout lure fishing
Small spoons, plugs and spinners cover rivers or managed fisheries. Rules differ substantially between natural rivers and stocked ponds.
Freshwater bait fishing
A small bait is drifted or suspended where freshwater fish feed.
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Cooking
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Detailed Japanese species notes
銀鮭として流通するサケ科魚で、管理釣り場ではコーホーと呼ばれることもある。背や尾びれ上側の黒点が見分けの手掛かりになる。
管理釣り場の持ち帰り・リリース規則を守る。釣った魚は生食用と決めつけず加熱する。
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