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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: badboi on August 15, 2011, 06:42:24 PM

Title: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: badboi on August 15, 2011, 06:42:24 PM: Saw this bonked on the rocks in Squamish as I walked by but it was so chrome....so I snapped a pic.

Its a pink?

(http://i52.tinypic.com/2q08514.jpg) (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2q08514&s=7)
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: bigblue on August 15, 2011, 07:14:39 PM: As the gap between tail fin and other fins is slender and faint trace of oval(?) dots visible in the tail fin, it is highly likely a fresh run pink salmon.
By looks of the tail area I think you could rule out coho, sockeye and spring.
Chums normally have dark edges on fins.
Definitely not a steelhead.
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: steve B on August 15, 2011, 07:53:48 PM: it looks like a sockeye
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: ~IvAn~ on August 15, 2011, 07:58:41 PM: pink for sure. oval spots on the tail and tiny scales. super chrome fish!
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Post by: Nitroholic on August 15, 2011, 09:47:20 PM: pink
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Post by: FlyFishin Magician on August 15, 2011, 10:07:56 PM: Pink.
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: Silex-user on August 15, 2011, 10:34:17 PM: Fresh chrome pink on a barbecue sound good.

Silex-user
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: colin6101 on August 15, 2011, 10:48:19 PM: That looks to me like one nice pink salmon, about as fresh as they get.
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: Sandman on August 16, 2011, 07:35:29 AM: While it is good that it is a pink, you may want to identify it before you kill it so you avoid a nasty fine. When in doubt let it go. Just saying...
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: alwaysfishn on August 16, 2011, 07:41:53 AM: Quote from: Sandman on August 16, 2011, 07:35:29 AM
While it is good that it is a pink, you may want to identify it before you kill it so you avoid a nasty fine. When in doubt let it go. Just saying...

You have provided some excellent advice!

Re-read the opening post..... Someone else bonked it, he took the picture.
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: Damien on August 16, 2011, 12:17:16 PM: ZOMG its an Atlantic!!!!
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: koko on August 16, 2011, 12:24:35 PM: It's a pinksock
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Post by: Damien on August 16, 2011, 12:24:51 PM: lololol
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: Damien on August 16, 2011, 12:25:22 PM: oh, wait, not the pinksock I was thinking about.
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: jackster on August 17, 2011, 04:36:06 PM: Quote from: steve B on August 15, 2011, 07:53:48 PM
it looks like a sockeye

OMG
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: dereke on August 17, 2011, 07:11:05 PM: Quote from: koko on August 16, 2011, 12:24:35 PM
It's a pinksock

This reply is doozy!
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: slurpie on August 18, 2011, 09:05:34 AM: oval pink spots on tail... looks like a very chrome pink...nice on bbq
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Post by: 1son on August 18, 2011, 08:45:35 PM: looks to me like a fresh chrome pink nice catch
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Post by: Kype on August 20, 2011, 11:14:40 AM: Looks like a dead salmon to me ;D
Title: Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
Post by: blaydRnr on August 20, 2011, 11:50:19 AM: Hate to tell you guys this, but even the freshest run of pinks will always have spots visible (even if they're faint) on the back and both lobes of the caudal fin.

Sockeye sometimes will have spot- like markings on the back and tail..usually sparsely dispersed and minimal. The best way to tell (when on hand) is to fan out the tail...sockeye tails will square off and start to lose the V shape.

i believe this fish is the latter, but it's hard to make distinction from one photo.

http://www.sschapterpsa.com/ramblings/pacific_salmon_identification.htm

for the classification on pinks...it states they have no silver on the tail.