逆流而上—冰河之旅(六) 煙燻鮭魚﹐是美國的阿拉斯加和加拿大西部沿海一項重要的工業﹐ 鮭魚捕釣也是釣者嚮往的戶外活動。 其實鮭魚只是一個普通名詞﹐同時出現在太平洋與大西洋上﹐美洲大湖區也有鮭魚蹤影。不過﹐目前漁獲仍以阿拉斯加和加西為大宗。 鮭魚天性是生於淡水﹑在大洋中生活﹐到了生殖期再回到出生地產卵。它們大舉返鄉之時﹐也是鮭魚漁獲最盛的季節。近年來健康食品所推廣的 Omega-3 fatty acids 使鮭魚成了人類必須納入的營養來源。 我們隨著人群走到一片湖水邊上﹐天正下著雨﹐湖中已見鮭魚在翻騰﹐再往前走有一條小溪﹐但見灰白的溪水中果然有魚兒逆流而上﹐旁觀者指指點點各抒已見﹐不過﹐總算是小規模地見識了一下。 稍早看過一條新聞說今年的鮭魚減少了很多﹐漁業深受打擊﹐在船上能吃到新鮮鮭魚入菜﹐自然不願錯過。
附錄: Alaska Fishing Calendar King Salmon First run: mid-May to early July. Second run: Early July to season closure on July 31 Sockeye Salmon First run: late May to early July. Second run: Mid-July to Mid August Coho Salmon First run: late July to late August. Second run: Early September through Coho season Closure on November 30 Rainbow Trout June 11th through April 14th Dolly Varden June 11th through April 14th Pink Salmon Late July through mid-August on every even year.