How to Use king salmon in a Sentence

king salmon

noun
  • In my hands, the king salmon shimmered like rose gold.
    — Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Just before freeze-up in the fall, king salmon will be stocked in area lakes.
    — Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2018
  • The tenacious king salmon will likely be coming back for many, many autumns to come.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Perhaps a bottom-cruising king salmon would find our bait, or maybe a stray halibut.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2018
  • Dangling from the roof of his smokehouse were thin ruby strips of king salmon and orange chum backs.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Ship Creek is now closed to king salmon fishing, but anglers can still keep pinks or silvers.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2019
  • In the 17 years since my first trip, Alaska’s king salmon runs have declined.
    — Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • As happens with many big chinook, also called king salmon, the fish nearly took all the line off the reel.
    — Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The second course includes the options of prime rib, roasted chicken or or a king salmon.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The meal My Southwestern-style king salmon melted in my mouth.
    — Brian E. Clark, latimes.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Entrée choices include rack of lamb, boneless rib-eye and Ora king salmon.
    — Julie Giuffrida, latimes.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The king salmon diet is almost exclusively made up of alewives.
    — Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • And two bowls—bigeye tuna and ora king salmon chirashi or ribeye—offer a bit of a high-low moment.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
  • The king salmon runs were also critically low this summer — the third lowest on record.
    — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The effect of weak Kenai king salmon runs in recent years is shaking out all around the region.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2018
  • The kitchen is also dry-aging its own Ora king salmon and tuna — the trend du jour — which kicks up the umami.
    — Anna Spiegel, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In search of king salmon All of my childhood vacations involved fishing trips.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
  • The king salmon run was also bad this year, but summer and fall chum salmon runs usually help make up the difference.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2020
  • For years, the number of king salmon returning to the Yukon has declined to the point of near collapse.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Wild king salmon is back in the markets again, good news for anyone who likes its rich, meaty flesh and a good dose of Omega 3s.
    — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2018
  • In stores, prices for local king salmon fillet last season ranged from around $25 to $32 a pound.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2018
  • This year’s coupling of a king salmon crash with a chum salmon crash is unprecedented, Trainor said.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • Fishermen caught fewer king salmon per drift in the most recent opener than in the opener before that.
    — Author: Greg Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2021
  • For king salmon measuring less than 20 inches long, the limit is 10 per day.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • Fishing in Bird Creek is open on the lower part of the stream only, and king salmon may not be retained.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2019
  • The Salmon Lovers package has heart-healthy king salmon, also starting at $80.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Boats normally on the water are still in the harbor, and the king salmon are running, but tourists aren’t here to bring in their catches.
    — USA Today, 1 June 2020
  • Photos from the trip show Alito and Singer each proudly posing with a thick king salmon.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
  • Though alewife and king salmon stocks have dropped, the fishery — including the kings — remains strong, Tanner said.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2017

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