jack salmon

noun

1
2
a
: grilse
b
: coho

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Starting Monday, anglers can keep up to two hatchery coho per day, but cannot keep chinook, wild coho, steelhead or jack salmon. — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of jack salmon was in 1850

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“Jack salmon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jack%20salmon. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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