DCHP-1 Online
spring salmon Pacific Coast 
n. a mature Chinook salmon.
See also: red spring spring white ((n.)) (def. 3) white spring (salmon)
- 1869 Then come what are called the Spring Salmon which arrive from the sea during May, and after an interval, in August.
- 1916 Prince Rupert and Port Simpson see splendid fishing for spring salmon in early March and for cohoes in the summer.
- 1964 A few mature [Chinook salmon] may enter the larger rivers in late spring or early summer (hence the name "spring salmon"). . . .
- 1965 Today . . . sees him with a 14:4-pound spring from Becker Bay. . . .
- 1869 Then come what are called the Spring Salmon which arrive from the sea during May, and after an interval, in August.