For example, in 1996, guests were fishing in a school of about 2 million chums in the Neets Bay area. Guests enjoy fishing for them in the saltwater and in the streams. They are most plentiful in July and August. Cohos average 8-12 lbs. Spawning males and females have dark backs and heads and reddish sides.
Males have a prominent hooked jaw.
Silvers spend 1-2 years in saltwater before spawning. They begin arriving around mid-August, and run through the end of September. Among the 15-20 rivers where these salmon spawn, they are mainly running to Chickamin River, Unuk River, Cow Creek, Grand Creek, Herman Creek, McDonald Lake, and Reflection Lake, near Yes Bay. Halibut is the most popular bottom fish and can weigh from 15 to over 100 pounds. Adults can weigh over 300 pounds, and live up to 20 years.