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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: sockeyed on September 30, 2014, 12:21:56 PM

Title: Fish Identification Help
Post by: sockeyed on September 30, 2014, 12:21:56 PM

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to the forum and new to river fishing this year. I caught this nice chrome fish on Saturday around Hope on the fraser. I was not able to identify the type of salmon so my father took a quick photo and we released it. Looking online, it appears to be a pink, but I also read they only run on odd years.

Can anyone verify the species?

Thanks,

(https://public.bn1302.livefilestore.com/y2pO019BBqal5dukL_i7Cwq0GNE6XZT77VPB8gefVuyJNLAROTvSdJG-Hx0uuGFjdIKFbHjHp73tGyR7WPGOkjl5v4nFnrzfDRudC23XCIBCaw/GOPR2054.JPG?psid=1)

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Humpy on September 30, 2014, 12:31:43 PM

Spring Jack aka Chinook Salmon

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: fic on September 30, 2014, 12:36:31 PM

The gums look white in that photo. Coho Jack is my guess.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: sockeyed on September 30, 2014, 12:55:03 PM

I dont think it is a coho because it has spots on the lower lob of the tail.

I dont think it was a chinook jack because it had white-ish gums, with only a slightly black tongue.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Rodney on September 30, 2014, 01:01:44 PM

Spring jack.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: 1son on September 30, 2014, 02:56:35 PM

It's a jack spring

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: ynot on September 30, 2014, 03:38:28 PM

spring jack for sure.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: blaydRnr on September 30, 2014, 06:32:39 PM

spring jacks sometimes have white gums, but if you look inside you'll see the tongue and surrounding tissues having a black/ish tinge.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: sockeyed on September 30, 2014, 07:00:58 PM

Interesting. My first Chinook then! Thanks for the input everyone.

The large spots, small size, and not fully black mouth definitely threw me off.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Rantalot on September 30, 2014, 07:30:43 PM

Just take a wiff ,White springs stink :)

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Dave on September 30, 2014, 07:36:43 PM

Rod, time to do your fish ID quiz again :D
Perhaps a prize could be a guided fishing trip on the Chilliwack River by Chris  :D :D :D  He's away killing birds right now so I have a few days before he comes back to the Merritt Mac's along with their Wi-Fi service, and he responds ...

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Flytech on September 30, 2014, 07:44:50 PM

Beautiful fish, Im sure it gave a good fight. Chinook jack is correct.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: colin6101 on September 30, 2014, 08:27:58 PM

Agree on it being a chinook jack. I have caught some very small ones on the Vedder, and also in the Stave. Good on you for asking.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Knnn on September 30, 2014, 08:50:46 PM

Quote from: colin6101 on September 30, 2014, 08:27:58 PM

Agree on it being a chinook jack. I have caught some very small ones on the Vedder, and also in the Stave. Good on you for asking.

   

...and for putting it back.  There are pinks around, saw one caught up near Hope a few weeks back, but side to side they look quite different.

Title: Re: Fish Identification Help
Post by: Athezone on September 30, 2014, 09:22:56 PM

Jack the Chinook