Well the 2015 salmon season ended for me on a good note.
The last of the coho salmon seem to have done their thing in the Quinsam River. I was able to finally get footage of a Pink Salmon spawn after many hours laying in the river over the last 3 years. I also managed to get 3 successful Chum Salmon spawns on both video and stills recently. I am keeping the actual spawn images tucked away until I release my book. But here are a few of the pre-spawn images.
A pair of Chum Salmon preparing their nest, or Redd, as its known in the Campbell River.
Female Chum Salmon probing the redd with her anal fin to see if it is ready for egg laying.
Male Chum salmon on Quadra Island prior to spawning.
Big colourful male Chum Salmon, otherwise known as a Dog Salmon, getting ready to spawn in the Campbell River.
Heres hoping that next years salmon run is good. Some species were up in numbers this year but in many places they were way down for some reason.
Here is an interesting article about salmon survival in the Fraser River this past year. http://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/fishing-glimpse-salmons-future
Click here for more salmon images.