King salmon

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"Woohoo! I caught a king salmon! All hail the king! For I am the fish king!" —Wild World
"Whoo hoo! Whoo hoo! I caught a king salmon! All hail the new king! ME!" —City Folk

King Salmon
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Real-world info
Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Family: Oncorhynchus - Pacific Salmon
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The King Salmon is the largest Salmonid in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk. It sells for 1,800 Bells and is approximately 64 inches long. It appears from late August to late September at any time of the day. It can be found in the river or the ocean.

Donating to the Museum

As with all fish in the Animal Crossing series 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 Animal Crossing: Wild World, it can be found in the top-most tank. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, 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!"

Encyclopedia Information

In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, players can access an encyclopedia once they have caught some fish or bugs. The information regarding the king salmon.

Wild World

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City Folk

  • Time of year: September
  • Location: Rivers (river mouth)
  • Size: About 64 inches
  • The largest type of salmon, these are also the highest grade.

Further information

This fish, also known as Chinook Salmon is very large, often growing to be over 75 lbs. They are very beautiful and are known to be very good fighters when fishing. Once in a while they grow to be over 95 lbs and 6 feet, but the majority are 2-3 feet and 30 to 40 lbs. They are native to the pacific coast from Alaska to California and Argentina to Chile. They are also found in great numbers in Israel, the Great Lakes, along with the rocky mountains, notably Lake Michigan where the record is 45 lbs from Illinois.