Kelts

NESTUCCA RIVER AND THREE RIVERS: Steelhead angling continues to be fair to good, although an increasing number of fish are spawned out "kelts" heading back downstream.

Many were kelts, fish that had spawned and then spent the winter in the river, but there were four fresh-run salmon glistening silver from the cold waters of the North Sea. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Not all Atlantic salmon die after spawning—each year spawned-out kelts survive and return to the sea the following spring. ❋ Robert J. Behnke (2002)

Darkening coloration reaches its extreme in kelts post-spawning salmon, which are also commonly called black salmon. ❋ Robert J. Behnke (2002)

In their weakened condition, few kelts survive in the ocean, but those that do can grow to a large size. ❋ Robert J. Behnke (2002)

On the whole, as sea-trout seldom run before May, the majority of opinion inclines to their being kelts. ❋ Various (N/A)

Already the system of "marking" kelts with a small silver label has resulted in a considerable array of valuable statistics which have made it possible to estimate the salmon's ordinary rate of growth from year to year. ❋ Various (N/A)

The main controversy that is concerned with sea-trout is whether or no the fish captured in early spring are clean fish or well-mended kelts. ❋ Various (N/A)

You will probably get a dozen kelts to one springer, and the fish, therefore, is in the category of the important. ❋ William Senior (N/A)

[Damn], that Kelts is a [hottie] ❋ Giggles_161984 (2010)

[The child] came back [kelt], from playing [in the field] ❋ Ayrshire Lass (2011)

"Dude, that girl was a total kelt" "[Haha], nice. You didn't need to [put on] [the charm] this time." ❋ I<3MyDrood (2007)

“Oh look, there’s Kelte/Kelty , that’s such a [weird name] but they [seem] [so cool] and funny ❋ Kelte (2022)

“[omg] [i’m] so kelted“ ❋ Cudyeydjcchkcxutx (2020)

Oh thats [a good bit] of [kelt] that Pass me the kelt Had a good bit of kelt at the weekend Proper [stinks] of kelt ❋ Keltlad (2023)