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What species is this?

Chinook
- 4 (6%)
Coho
- 58 (86.6%)
Steelhead
- 1 (1.5%)
Cutthroat
- 4 (6%)

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jon5hill

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any consensus on what species this fish is?
« on: January 27, 2010, 11:06:24 PM »

I caught this clipped fish in the capilano river, so it's either a chinook, coho, or steelhead. Initially I thought it was O. mykiss, but a friend of mine is pretty certain that it is a residualized chinook. Anyone?


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rymack

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2010, 11:17:58 PM »

I'm not entirely sure if it applys for juveniles but adult steelhead have squared off tails....I am going to guess spring?
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Fisherama

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2010, 11:41:04 PM »

another vote for chinook.
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Fish Assassin

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 12:22:37 AM »

Appears to have white gums. Coho
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Riverman

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2010, 06:12:24 AM »

Spots on tail bottom-Coho
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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2010, 07:10:24 AM »

With out a doubt that's a coho...the cap has lots of tiny fish like that return just check the ladder out (during the coho season) and you willl see numerous fish in that size class.





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slick vic

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2010, 12:10:38 PM »

1 vote for chinook ;D
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the carp

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2010, 01:05:43 PM »

with the white gums, spots on the bottom of the tail and lack of silver on the tail my guess is coho, also has a pretty wide tail for a small fish chinook usually have a skinnier very distinct sharply forked tail, but i aint no biologist
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Coho Cody

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2010, 01:09:57 PM »

its a coho
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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2010, 02:35:46 PM »

Coho

Here is a pic from the same river.

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2010, 03:37:36 PM »

White gums, spotted back, I think it's a coho.
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ynot

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2010, 07:19:52 PM »

coho
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hammer

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2010, 07:55:43 PM »

IMO,

coho
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Jona

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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 08:05:39 PM »

coho
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Re: any consensus on what species this fish is?
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 11:49:51 PM »

 ???COHO
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