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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Rodney on October 30, 2010, 10:59:27 PM

Title: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: Rodney on October 30, 2010, 10:59:27 PM
Tidal Fraser River is still producing some jacks and even the odd adult coho salmon. The photos below are not fish caught by me, but by anglers who have been fishing next to us. We have been trying to finish up a video feature on the Tidal Fraser River coho salmon but it seems like we have used up all the luck in the first part of the season. Yesterday I was unable to produce a bite and today I was haunted by sculpins. Water clarity is not as good as previous two weeks, but still good enough for spincasting lures.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2010/101030-2.jpg)

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2010/101030-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: Floater on October 31, 2010, 03:35:55 PM
Is the second one a chum :o ??? dont see any spots on it, and if so wow chrome!
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: Rodney on October 31, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
No.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: vancook on October 31, 2010, 04:42:31 PM
Quote from: Floater on October 31, 2010, 03:35:55 PM
Is the second one a chum :o ??? dont see any spots on it, and if so wow chrome!
That's a wild coho...you should pick up a regs guide, has pictures and description for distinguishing salmon species
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: Nitroholic on October 31, 2010, 04:56:16 PM
Quote from: Floater on October 31, 2010, 03:35:55 PM
Is the second one a chum :o ??? dont see any spots on it, and if so wow chrome!

Better get your eyes checked...
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: NiceFish on October 31, 2010, 04:59:45 PM
defiantly an atlantic salmon
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: Blackgivesway2blue on October 31, 2010, 05:02:52 PM
Quote from: NiceFish on October 31, 2010, 04:59:45 PM
defiantly an atlantic salmon

i dont know if there was sarcasm intended in that post or not, but defiantely not an atlantic salmon, atlantic salmon have spots on there gill plate.  The 2nd fish is a wild coho.
Title: Re: Tidal Fraser River, October 29th & 30th 2010
Post by: adriaticum on October 31, 2010, 05:57:50 PM
Quote from: vancook on October 31, 2010, 04:42:31 PM
That's a wild coho...you should pick up a regs guide, has pictures and description for distinguishing salmon species

Give the guy a break.
Reading the regs will certainly not help you distinguish the different species of salmon. Their pictures and drawings are pretty bad.
However, Fishing with Rod fish profiles http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/index.html can help figure this out.