If our experience today (Friday) is any guide, you still might be able to see a salmon or two if you take the Longfellow Creek and Pigeon Point stairway walk this weekend. The Coho run is drawing to a close, but today we saw several beautiful fish in Longfellow Creek. As the video below shows, one pair moved together in close coordination, which we hope is a sign of successful spawning.
More than other salmon in our region, Coho seem especially drawn upstream during storm surges, which can work against them. Last year in Longfellow Creek, many died or simply failed to spawn when high runoff brought too many toxins into the creek.
The video below was taken under aptly-named Salmon Bone Bridge. We think these are Coho, but in the video Jake calls them "Steelhead."