What is a Keta?
Keta is another name for chum salmon. There is a stigma attached to the name “Chum,” mostly due to people referring to bait as chum on the East Coast. Many people who have caught Keta salmon in rivers believe that they are mushy and pale as a species, but this is actually a characteristic of these fish once they have been in low-salinity water for a period of time. Keta that are ocean-run have firm, orange-hued flesh and are very suitable served as an entree.
