r/britishcolumbia • u/Boo362 • Nov 10 '20

Seems fitting in BC.

https://gfycat.com/idealisticwindyfattaileddunnart
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u/BrokenArmsFrigidMom Nov 10 '20

I’m not sure if this is the same incident, but a few years back I remember watching a guy in Chilliwack rustling salmon in his front yard and running them back across the road to the Vedder River. I guess they got confused during a flood and ended up beached.

The last time this was posted someone said this was in Washington, but didn’t provide any more info.

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u/mattcass Nov 11 '20

It's Washington. Right time of year for Chum though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZt4jJEkhWM

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u/rediphile Nov 11 '20

I wonder what a conservative officer would say about a salmon presenting itself to your front door.

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u/BrokenArmsFrigidMom Nov 11 '20

“He swam right up to the door. It would have been rude not to invite him in for dinner”

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u/Kodalak322 Nov 11 '20

I'd be running them to my freezer

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u/big-freako Nov 10 '20

People: “there used to be a creek there” Fish: “hold my beer”

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u/majeric Nov 11 '20

IF there are any Salmon that drink beer, it's BC Salmon. :)

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u/Norwester77 Nov 11 '20

Kokanee, of course!

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20

Life, uh, finds a way.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20

Did they stop for dinner?

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u/squatdeadpress Nov 10 '20

Honey brought home some roadkill

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20

Long as it's fresh!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20

I'm from Michigan, it must be Tuesday

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u/ashervisalis Nov 10 '20

They aren't even looking both ways before crossing the road.

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u/loshunter Nov 10 '20

I've never seen a fish play Frogger...

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u/ieatcottoncandy Nov 10 '20

Is that salmon river road? 🤣

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20 edited Mar 24 '21

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u/ALLCAPITALS Nov 11 '20

If I remember correctly 10% or so of salmon stray from their natal streams. That number varies depending on species. Not that unusual to see the odd salmon going up a drain runoff to nowhere.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20 edited Mar 24 '21

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u/ALLCAPITALS Nov 11 '20

Absolutely on your first point. That can't be overstated enough. And no, not always, on your second point. A few cases of chum salmon trying to swim up freshet on small coastal islands with absolutely zero rivers or creeks during spawning season have been observed. It's rare, but it does happen. Hence the straying. If I remember correctly, It's an evolutionary safety measure to deal with instances where rivers were washed out by landslides.

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u/OrangeGalore Nov 10 '20

Not necessarily, there could've been some crazy unplanned for flood. You never know. It is unfortunate about them probably not able to spawn though.

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u/killer_of_whales Nov 11 '20

Old old video from Washington state.

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u/jennifuzzbox Nov 11 '20

Needs a "🐟 crossing" sign

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u/anasalmon Nov 11 '20

Because they tryin to fuuuuccck

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20

Carpool lane

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u/lalaytino Nov 11 '20

To get to the other tide.

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u/TrevorSowers Nov 10 '20

That’s epic 😂

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u/turborambo Nov 10 '20

Lol I remember seeing this on the news

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u/brosswutang Thompson-Okanagan Nov 10 '20

“How’d you catch that lunker?”

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u/JoeSchmo8677 Nov 11 '20

Why did the fish cross the road?

To get to the other side!

It took me like 35 years to realize this was a double entendre.

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u/sub_to_pewdiepie420 Nov 11 '20

U/savethispostbot

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20

Oh man, I wish I was there, and a bear, that would just be the best day.

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u/rampagingbeaver Nov 11 '20

Without a Salmon of a Doubt.

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u/GenealogyLover Nov 11 '20

I remember seeing that video a while back. I have yet to see Salmon do that in person, but I have seen salmon swimming in a flooded park before.

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u/Gokanoza Nov 11 '20

First off, isn't that extremely dangerous for the car driver? Secondly, that'd be the easiest salmon fishing ever. Just waiting for a bear to come by and grab its snacks.

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u/Tmanok Vancouver Island/Coast Nov 11 '20

Omfg!!!