After spending time hiding in her redd as an alevin, Sally finally became brave enough to swim up and away from the only home that she had known. She was still pretty small and very vulnerable to being eaten by predators. We talked about some of the predators that might be dangerous for her. Ask your child if s/he can remember some of the predators that we talked about. |
Sally grew a little bit more and was now a "teenager". In fish language she called herself a smolt. Sally was pretty brave now and had made her way from Adams River to Shuswap Lake. She will spend some time here getting bigger and stronger before she ventures out to the Pacific Ocean. She still needs to watch out for predators! |
Sally told us that it was time to go home. She had this desire to return to the place in Adams River where she was born. Sally began her long journey back but it was hard. It was hard swimming against the currents, avoiding predators, getting smashed on the rocks and logs but she finally made it back to Adams River. Along the way she said she started to feel a bit funny. Then she noticed that some of the other salmon had changed. They had changed colour - to red with a green head - and the males had changed their shape. Sally was heading back to build her redd and lay her eggs. She hopes that we will enjoy our time out at the Salmon Run on Tuesday watching all her friends as they finish their journey home to lay and fertilize their eggs. |