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Britguy

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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2008, 09:24:08 PM »
Wow looks good
but what is the pale grey bit on the piece on the right ???
fries look mighty tasty are they Russets or Yukons ???
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2008, 10:39:04 PM »
Quote from: Britguy on November 12, 2008, 09:24:08 PM
Wow looks good
but what is the pale grey bit on the piece on the right ???
fries look mighty tasty are they Russets or Yukons ???
my guess would be the fat between the skin and meat.
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2008, 01:42:05 AM »
I have caught Chum w/red flesh and white flesh that were visually at the same stage of maturity (chrome w/sea lice) so I agree with the diet theory rather than degree of ripeness. As to ChoHos, I have caught fresh Nitinat river Coho late in the year that had none to maybe half a dozen spots on their whole body, and a slight pink barred cast to their sides. The flesh was decidedly Coho, although I hot smoked them so now I am unsure? Is it possible to have an actual Chum/Coho hybrid?
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2008, 06:46:35 AM »
  I would say no on the chum coho hybrid, I have caught some hoes with slight barring on the sides of them on the stamp river and there is no doubt that they are coho.
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2008, 07:21:38 AM »
Ocean caught chums are all super red meat. They just turn very fast, some of them even in brackish waters of Strait of Georgia. While participating numerous times in Browne's Bay Chum Derby I observed in salt even super mature fish, dark and almost dropping eggs.  I think it depends how long they hold before entering the river
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2008, 08:26:26 AM »
Westcoast salmon are amazing!

Not only the variety but the incredible transformations they make in colour and appearance.

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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2008, 10:05:05 PM »
aren't red and white springs different species
just wondering
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2008, 10:19:59 PM »
Yes they are and an explanation of it is back just a few posts. ;)
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Re: Anyone ever catch a "ChoHo"?
« Reply #23 on: November 17, 2008, 05:07:58 PM »
Not a ChoHo, but I saw a Chockeye which is a Sockeye / Chum cross at Weaver Creek channel.  Was sampling a number of fish and came across this "female".  A usual sized female sockeye with massive chum sized eggs.  A little different spotting and was a touch more purple rather than the red.
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