They make long, powerful runs which can quickly empty a reel. They rise well to a dry fly, and many consider fly fishing the only sporting method of taking these magnificent fish. Anadromous form spawns in clear, coldwater streams along the North Atlantic Coast, especially in Canada. Landlocked from inhabits clear, coldwater lakes, with gravelly inlet streams for spawning. Table Quality Excellent, although sea-run Atlantics are so rare and so valuable as sport fish that they always should be returned to the water.
Landlocked salmon are plentiful enough in some areas to allow harvest for food.
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