Fish That Swim Upstream
SALMON The most common type of Salmon, the Atlantic Salmon, can be seen primarily on the West Coast in the Pacific. However, some live in other places too. The Great Lakes is one place these amazing fish live, but they also reside along the East Coast are familiar to the Atlantic Salmon, but they do not live there as frequently as they do in the Pacific.
ALOSA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN SHAD) The second fish we will discuss is native to North America and known as George Washington’s favorite fish, the American Shad. This fish swam up the Schuykill River and provided schools of fish to feed his troops at Valley Forge in 1778.
SPOTTED SEATROUT The third fish on our list is the Seatrout. Although trout is in its name, it is not a trout at all; instead, it belongs to the drum family, Sciaenidae. Fisherman appreciates the fish on slow days in the water because they will bite when nothing else will.
HILSA (ALSO KNOWN AS HILSA ILISHA) Now we will talk about the Hilsa fish. Native to the coasts of Eastern Countries, it is a significant supply of food in India and happens to be Bangladesh’s honorary fish. Hilsa is a widely distributed species that inhabit the coastal waters from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
STURGEON (ALSO KNOWN AS ACIPENSER) The last on this list of fish that swim upstream is the Sturgeon, also known as the “Acipenser,” when it comes from the family name Acipenseridae which has 29 species. The Sturgeon fish is fascinating to look at and comes in all different sizes. It can weigh as small as 20 lb or as much as 2,500 lbs.
Trivia Grizzly bears congregating in a shallow river waiting for the fish that swim upstream each year to come back