Trout & Salmon
Landlocked Salmon
Salmo salar
FreshwaterSalmonidaeVulnerable
About
Landlocked salmon are freshwater-resident populations of Atlantic salmon that are unable to migrate to the ocean. They are streamlined fish with a bluish-silver body and dark spots along their back and sides. They exhibit similar behaviors to their anadromous counterparts, including upstream spawning migrations.
- Average size
- 12-20 inches, 1-5 lbs
- Colors
- Silver, bluish-silver, dark spots
- Diet
- Insects, crustaceans, smaller fish
- Region
- Northeastern United States (Maine, New York, Vermont), Great Lakes (introduced populations)