hooligan, king salmon, red salmon, pink salmon, silver salmon, and flounder are fish that are mostly caught while netting. hooligan, a chinookan name, is also known to be called a candlefish. this is an important species to eagles, gulls, and bear. this fish is found in the pacific northwest of alaska. the best way to catch them is to dip net them. there is no bag unit limit when catching these fish. only a valid fishing license will be needed and be an official alaskan resident. hundreds and thousands of hooligan spawn every year in rivers. salmon are usually born in freshwater, but slowly swim to the saltwater. they lay their eggs on the gravel and the eggs hatch after a month. these little fish are called fry because they look like long little fries when they swim in water. after they hatch, they swim to saltwater and live up to four to six years then they come back to the river, usually not the same river as they were spawned, but in a river that's not running fast. this is because hooligans are not strong swimmers.