Australian Salmon By Jake and Brent
| There are many different types of salmon throughout the world. In Australia there are 2 main types- the Eastern Salmon and the Western Salmon. The Eastern Australian Salmon is also known as the arripis trutta and kanawai. |
The fish on the right is a Salmon. |
| Appearance:
The Australian salmon is dark green blue with dark spots on
its back & uppers sides shading from yellow green to
silver white on their belly. Young fish are sometimes called bay trout in Victoria- they are silver
white with gold brown spots on their backs and sides. They eat small bait fish and chase them from the bottom up to the surface of the water where the water is said to be boiling as all the little baitfish are chased upwards this makes the water look like its boiling. This is a great place to fish as the salmon will bite at anything that moves. They are found in water from 2-3 meters up to 80 meters deep. |
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| Where are they found?
Eastern Australian Salmon are found in salt water from Tweed Heads to Port Phillip bay. They are also in Tasmania . They are up to 3 feet long and weigh up to 7 kg. The western salmon are found from Western Australia to Lakes Entrance and grow up to 2 1/2 feet long & weigh up to10.5kg although most are about 2-3kg |
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