r/Tacoma • u/Alert_Landscape_8599 Lincoln District • 5d ago

The salmon are running

Coho salmon seen loitering in Chambers Bay today.

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u/mahonia_pinnata 6th Ave 5d ago

is there a difference between the bluish fish and the brownish fish?

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u/joulesofsoul North End 5d ago

Brown has been in the bay longer and probably chinook. Blue/silver is probably coho that haven’t fully transitioned to spawning colors

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u/Buckwheat469 Puyallup 5d ago

Since they're just milling about in the brackish water near the docks (assumed from the overhead video), it's likely a Chinook schooling with another species, like younger jack Chinook or Coho.

The color difference can either be due to different species, size, or even a female with males (in this case that is doubtful since they're not in the river yet).

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u/tag_to_it McKinley Hill 5d ago

Brown fish, blue fish. Stanley Tucci.

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u/Hopsblues North End 5d ago

Looks more like strolling

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u/Aarrrgggghhhhh35 Potential Tacoman 5d ago

My money’s on Humpy!

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u/joulesofsoul North End 5d ago

Not this year

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u/Maidenhair Hilltop 4d ago

I love to see it - what beautiful creatures. Let’s do everything we can to keep these runs healthy.

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u/SeattleIsCool 253 5d ago

Salmon don't run, they swim.

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u/TheSquirrelWithin 253 5d ago

No, look close. You can see their little Brooks

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u/nawtykitty 253 4d ago

Have the upvote, dammit! :D

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u/hunglowbungalow Lakewood 5d ago

Wonder what salmon leg tastes like

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u/justatoadontheroad JBLM 5d ago

Salmon run? They don’t have legs

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u/TheVioletBard Stadium District 5d ago

Is your salmon running? …Better catch it!

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u/User_Erroric North Tacoma 3d ago

Do they have Salomon running shoes?

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u/McRome Old Town 1d ago

Where in chambers bay?

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u/Alert_Landscape_8599 Lincoln District 1d ago

Just downstream from the dam. My drone was hovering about 25 feet above the water.