landlocked salmon

noun

1. a variety of the Atlantic Ocean salmon, Salmo salar, confined to the freshwater lakes of New England and adjacent areas of Canada.

Word History and Origins

Origin of landlocked salmon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Unlike many women of the time, she was surprisingly adept around an automobile engine, and she loved to fish, traveling with my father to Florida for bonefish and to Maine for landlocked salmon.

From New York Times

Wardens searched the man’s home and said they seized fillets from four landlocked salmon caught in Hatchery Brook.

From Washington Times

Fishing through or from the ice is not permitted after March 31 on applicable landlocked salmon/lake trout managed lakes.

From Washington Times

The lake is home to landlocked salmon and brook trout, which are two of the top game fish in the state.

From Washington Times

The pond is home to landlocked salmon, trout and bass.

From Washington Times