Coho salmon Run in Minnesota

Oncorhynchus kisutch, silver salmon — 19 Minnesota rivers on this map carry a run of it, Lake Superior. 19 of them are inside a window as of 1 October 2026.

Where these rivers are

19 run rivers on Lake Superior — the Minnesota shore, each in the colour of its own run stage today.

Lake Superior — the Minnesota shore19 run rivers on this shore, 19 inside a window today Peak run

Drawn 1 October 2026. The ground is the subbasin mesh the app scores in, so the coastline is where the mesh stops rather than a separate shoreline; the mark at each river is its mouth, drawn for every river including the handful whose whole run corridor is under a mile and has no line to show.

Where it runs, and when

Ranked by the rivers the staging estimator models first — the sixteen systems with a USGS temperature gauge behind them — then by corridor miles. Neither is a measure of fishing, and nothing on this page ranks a fishery.

River	Lake	Window	Peak	Miles	Stage
Poplar River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	25.7	Peak run
Cross River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	22.9	Peak run
Knife River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	22.4	Peak run
Sucker River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	17.9	Peak run
St. Louis River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	16.5	Peak run
French River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	12.6	Peak run
Flute Reed River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	10.4	Peak run
Stewart River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	2.4	Peak run
Devil Track River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	2.3	Peak run
Brule River (Minnesota)	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	1.3	Peak run
Baptism River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.9	Peak run
Gooseberry River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.8	Peak run
Split Rock River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.8	Peak run
Kadunce River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.7	Peak run
Lester River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.6	Peak run
Beaver River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.2	Peak run
Temperance River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.2	Peak run
Cascade River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.1	Peak run
Manitou River	Superior	Sept–Oct	Sep–Oct	0.0	Peak run

Stage as of 1 October 2026. It moves every day and this page does not — current conditions are here.

Identification

White gums with a dark tongue, and spots on the upper lobe of the tail only. Smaller and brighter than a king of the same date.

Size

Four to twelve pounds.

Behaviour in the river

Coho run behind the kings and further into the autumn, and they stay aggressive longer — a fish that will still chase a spoon three weeks into the river.

Tackle and tactics

Spinning: a medium 7'–8'6" rod, 10–14 lb line, small spoons and spinners. Coho chase, and a moving bait outfishes a still one.
Fly: 7–8 weight, streamers and egg patterns, 8–12 lb tippet.

Regulations

Great Lakes tributary rules are not the inland trout rules, and they differ by river and often by reach. Minnesota's regulation summary is here; the state's own guide is the regulation.

The rest of the run

Open the lake-run map →Every run river, with where the fish are holding today.Or get BirdTrout on the App Store