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There’s something fishy about this spawning spot.

A truck full of prized live king salmon crashed in rural Oregon — accidentally spilling thousands of the threatened fish into the wrong river, wildlife officials said Thursday.

A truck was transporting 102,000 juvenile salmon from the Lookingglass Hatchery near the tiny town of Tollgate to be released in the Imnaha River on Friday when it skidded on pavement and rolled over, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement.

The 53-foot rig overturned on a rocky embankment in a densely forested area next to Lookingglass Creek, where some 77,000 of the fish splashed into the much smaller waterway, officials said.


  Thousands of fish splashed into the wrong river after a truck crash in Oregon. ODFW Thousands of fish splashed into the wrong river after a truck crash in Oregon. ODFW

The 4-to-5-inch fish, known as smolts, are expected to survive and eventually swim to the Pacific Ocean via the Columbia River, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife rep Michelle Dennehy told The Post.

In the meantime, there’s no reason for the salmon-packed 18-mile creek to become a fishing hotspot — because the slippery suckers are too small to eat, she said.


  Roughly 77,000 of the fish made it into Lookingglass Creek near Tollgate. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Roughly 77,000 of the fish made it into Lookingglass Creek near Tollgate. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“It could be a blip but not a long term thing. You really only fish for adults,” she said. “Maybe in a few years when people know those adults are returning.” 

A total of 350 to 700 more adult salmon will likely inhabit the creek in coming years, which is normal for such a release, Dennehy said. 


  The 53-foot truck skidded and rolled next to the creek. ODFW The 53-foot truck skidded and rolled next to the creek. ODFW

Roughly 25,000 of the fish died during the crash and the wildlife employee behind the wheel suffered minor injures.

King salmon, which are often used in sushi or cooked with garlic and lemon, spend much of their life in the ocean but return to freshwater to spawn.

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