grilse
Returning young salmon
A grilse is a young Atlantic salmon returning to fresh water for the first time after one winter at sea.
The term distinguishes these smaller fish from older, larger salmon that have spent multiple years in the ocean: The river was full of grilse that season.
Salmon ready for saltwater
- parrImmature salmon with markings
- alevinLarval salmon stage
- fryCook in hot fat
- fingerlingImmature fish, hatchery-sized
roe · egg · spawner · yearling · adult · maturation · metamorphosis · life-cycle
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- homewardToward one's dwelling
- returnGo back again
- breeding-groundPlace where reproduction occurs
navigation · instinct · annual · journey · reproduction · survival · endurance · anadromous
Tidal mixing zone
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- currentDirected flow of charge
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
riparian · freshwater · pool · riffle · streamflow · channel · downstream · upstream
smolt
Salmon ready for saltwater
fingerling · roe · egg · spawner · yearling · adult · maturation · metamorphosis · life-cycle · growth
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
breeding-ground · navigation · instinct · annual · journey · reproduction · survival · endurance · anadromous · homing
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
confluence · riparian · freshwater · pool · riffle · streamflow · channel · downstream · upstream · aquatic
angler
One who casts lines
- fly-fishingCatching trout with artificial lures
- catch-and-releaseFishing without keeping
- rodThin rigid stick
reel · line · hook · net · waders · cast · drift · tackle · lure · trolling