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Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta

0 of 8worth the trip today

Best right now at Whittier / Passage Canal, Alaska. Water is inside the 42–58° range chum salmon like at 0 of the 1 spot with a live reading.

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Where chum salmon score best right now
Chum Salmon

About chum salmon

The "dog" salmon, named for the hooked jaws and canine teeth spawning males grow. Chum are big, hard-pulling fish of 8–15 lb that turn olive with purple and green calico bars as they enter fresh water. Summer runs reach Southcentral streams and hatchery terminal areas in July and August, and the Yukon and Tanana carry fall runs. Anglers who know them rate the fight above coho, and they take pink or chartreuse flies and bright spoons.

Oncorhynchus keta, family Salmonidae.

Chum salmon, spot by spot

All 8 spots with chum salmon in season, scored for chum salmon, best first.

The water they want

Chum salmon feed from about 42° to 58°F and best near 50°. Each pin is one spot’s water right now, from NOAA and USGS gauges; 0 of 1 are inside the range.

ideal 50°
42°58°

How they feed

  • Water42–58°F, best near 50°
  • TideIncoming
  • MoonEither
  • DepthUsually 2–15 ft
  • Active monthsJul–Aug

Scored against their own temperature range and tide preference first, then wind, weather and warnings. Solunar periods only break ties. How the score works

Keep or release

  • Alaska6 a dayCook Inlet and Kachemak Bay salt water: chum, coho, pink and sockeye are 6 a day in combination, 6 in possession, and only 3 of those may be coho. Alaska changes limits by Emergency Order in season, so check the ADF&G emergency orders the day you fish.Pacific waters · verified Oct 18, 2026 · source · 20 days since checked
  • Alaska non-tidal3 a dayKenai Peninsula flowing waters: chum, coho, pink and sockeye salmon 16" or longer are 3 a day in combination, 3 in possession, and only 2 of those may be coho. Alaska changes limits by Emergency Order in season, so check the ADF&G emergency orders the day you fish.Non tidal waters · verified Oct 18, 2026 · source · 20 days since checked

Rules change, and they differ by state and often by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water. Chum salmon are fished at spots in 1 state: Alaska.

Waters with their own rules

These waters set limits for chum salmon that differ from the rest of their state.

Reports that mention chum salmon

1 state agency named chum salmon in their latest reports, newest first, linked to the source.

OregonUndated

12 species named: brown trout, channel catfish, chinook salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon, crappie, kokanee…

Read at Oregon ODFW

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