Goldie Seeking

Goldie Seeking is a Known Occurrence in Salmon Run.

Salmonid Field Guide
The following text is quoted from the Salmonid Field Guide.
 * What Happens
 * Large numbers of Gushers will appear in the area.
 * A Goldie will be hiding in one of the Gushers.
 * You can shoot the Gusher to make it erupt, but chances are a regular salmonid will pop out instead of a Goldie.
 * How to Get Golden Eggs
 * The Goldie lurking in one of the Gushers will drop loads of Golden Eggs when hit with ink.
 * Advice from Mr. Grizz
 * Spread out, and find that Goldie FAST.
 * When you find the Goldie, call your buddies over and let loose with all your firepower!
 * The Gushers emit light when you hit them--the brighter the light, the closer you are to that glorious Goldie.
 * Supplementary Information
 * Salmonids obtained the technology to create Gushers through trade with Octarians.
 * The Goldie loses scales when hit, so it's able to move faster the more you damage it!

Trivia

 * The Gushers also spout higher the closer they are to the Goldie's hiding place.
 * It is possible to splat the Goldie, but it takes large quantities of sustained fire to do so. If this happens, another Goldie will hide in a different gusher.
 * The Goldie drops 14 golden eggs when it loses scales after getting hit until it gets splatted and drops 3 golden eggs, results at 17 golden eggs total.
 * Open as few gushers as possible. Salmonids continue to spawn from the incorrect ones until the Goldie is discovered.
 * When the Goldie is discovered, rolling into it with the can cause it to drop a large quantity of Golden Eggs at once.