Spawns usually in spring (February-June), or later depending on water temperature and location. Lays 200-9000 eggs (Wydoski and Whitney 1979), which hatch in 3-4 weeks at 10-15 C. Fry emerge from gravel 2-3 weeks after hatching. Many are sexually mature in 2-3 years. See Stearley (1992) for a discussion of the historical ecology and life history evolution of Pacific salmons and trouts (Oncorhynchus).