Pink Salmon and Their Transformation!!!

Here are some pictures to show you how the Pink Salmon transform when they go from being in sea water to fresh water. As you probably know (or might not) salmon come here to Kodiak to lay their eggs. I believe it is many millions of salmon!!! Crazy! But they swim from the ocean up into streams around the island. The video I posted previously showed some of the masses of Pink salmon. Different types of salmon come in at different times. First the Red salmon ran the rivers, now the pinks are running the rivers, and in September the silvers will start to run. The pinks here are called trash fish and all you do is catch and release them because their meat is yucky.... BUT down in the states pink is prabably the only type of salmon you have ever tasted. We are extreamly spoiled here and only eat red or silver or king salmon. lol. Funny. So anyways, pinks are also called humpies because when they go from the ocean water to the fresh stream water their bodies completely transform!!! It is amazing!!! In the ocean they are just another beautiful looking fishy, but.... when they are in the fresh water they turn NASTY! Dr. Jackle, Mr. Hyde type of thing, lol. Sooooo....... without further delay.... here they are!!!Here is a normal pink salmon that has lived it's life thus far in the ocean. Pretty!

Just me and a fishy @ the dock!
This pink is kinda in the middle stages... you can kinda see (if you ckick on it to make it bigger) that it is starting to get a hump on it's back.... weird.

Fishing just for fun at Brandon's dock. Catching these guys are fun because they put up a good fight!

A yucky pink Humpie!!! See how even it's mouth has changed? And it's coloring and back? It is just amazing how God designed these creatures!!!