King salmon

The King Salmon is the largest Salmon in, , and. It sells for 1,800 Bells and is approximately 64 inches long. It appears during September at any time of the day. Between the 1st and the 15th of September the King Salmon can be found in the ocean, near the river mouth. After the 15th, the King Salmon will move up the river, and can be found anywhere in it. Like the real life Salmons, they move up the river to breed.

Donating to the Museum
As with all fish in the series, the king salmon can be donated to the museum aquarium by talking to Blathers, who will follow up the donation with a small talk about it. In, it can be found in the top-most tank. In, it can be found in the middle-right tank.

In Wild World
Blathers will say this upon donation:

"The king salmon will swim upstream to spawn, as most people know... What many DON'T know, however, is that it eats nothing while en route! As such, when king salmon begin their journey at the mouth of a river... They're all fatties! Think upon that the next time you eat an entire cake before working out, wot!"

In City Folk
Blathers will say the following upon the donation:

"...Hoo, quite impressive! This one put up quite a fight, I should think? The regal king salmon dwarfs lesser salmon with an overall length of up to 60 inches, eh wot? Its size makes catching it with a net difficult, so most people rely on a fishing rod to catch the king!"

In New Leaf
''King salmon grow to about twice the size of regular salmon, which really helps them embody the name. This size essentially makes them the actual kings of salmon, though they are also called chinook salmon. In some regions, they return to the river in spring or summer and live there until spawning in the fall. In rare cases, king salmons' meat will be white, but these are not as popular since pink is the standard.''

Further information
Better known as Chinook Salmon, this fish is very large, often growing over 75 lbs. They are very beautiful and occur in two phases, red and silver, which they exhibit either in the river and in the ocean respectively. Typical with large salmon, they are known to be strong fighters. A few examples show fish over 95 lbs and 6 feet, but the majority are 2–3 feet (30 to 40 lbs). They are native to the pacific coast from Alaska to California and Argentina to Chile and alternatively are also found in great numbers in Israel, the Great Lakes, along with the rocky mountains, notably Lake Michigan.