<P> Each autumn , from late September through mid-October , mature kokanee salmon ( Oncorhyncus nerka ) , transform from silver - blue color to a fiery vermilion , and run up Taylor Creek , near South Lake Tahoe . As spawning season approaches the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw . After spawning they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of mink ( Neovison vison ) , black bears ( Ursus americanus ) , and bald eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) . These non-native salmon were translocated from the North Pacific to Lake Tahoe in 1944 , and Taylor Creek is their primary spawning stream in the Tahoe basin . Kokanee appear to compete for forage with the recently established threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout in Fallen Leaf Lake . </P>
<P> Each autumn , from late September through mid-October , mature kokanee salmon ( Oncorhyncus nerka ) , transform from silver - blue color to a fiery vermilion , and run up Taylor Creek , near South Lake Tahoe . As spawning season approaches the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw . After spawning they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of mink ( Neovison vison ) , black bears ( Ursus americanus ) , and bald eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) . These non-native salmon were translocated from the North Pacific to Lake Tahoe in 1944 , and Taylor Creek is their primary spawning stream in the Tahoe basin . Kokanee appear to compete for forage with the recently established threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout in Fallen Leaf Lake . </P>
when do the salmon run in lake tahoe
when do the salmon run in lake tahoe
late September through mid-October
late September through mid-October