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The '''salmon run''' is the time at which [[salmon]] [[swim]] back up the [[river]]s in which they were born to [[spawn]]. Pacific salmon spawn and then die, while Atlantic salmon winter over in deep spots in the river and try to return to the sea to recover in the spring and return to spawn again in two years. The annual run is a major event for [[anglers|sportfisherfolk]].
The '''salmon run''' is the time at which [[salmon]] [[swim]] back up the [[river]]s in which they were born to [[spawn]]. Pacific salmon spawn and then die, while Atlantic salmon winter over in deep spots in the river and try to return to the sea to recover in the spring and return to spawn again in two years. The annual run is a major event for [[anglers|sportfisherfolk]].


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Revision as of 17:38, 16 November 2006

The salmon run is the time at which salmon swim back up the rivers in which they were born to spawn. Pacific salmon spawn and then die, while Atlantic salmon winter over in deep spots in the river and try to return to the sea to recover in the spring and return to spawn again in two years. The annual run is a major event for sportfisherfolk.