November, 2011 run of Chinook (King) Salmon on the American River, CA at the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Dept., once salmon reach freshwater in their spawn they do not eat because their digestive systems shut down. They may strike a lures, etc. but that is because of their instinct to attack prey. "White" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/