Salmon spawning Pullen Creek Streamwalk, Skagway, Alaska
Adult pacific salmon return to their birth streams to spawn after spending 2-5 years at sea. Chinook salmon are the 1st to retrun in the early summer. Pink Salmon back in mid-summer, and coho salmon back in the fall.Spawning occurs within days and weeks after back to frsh water. All facific salmon die soon after spawning.