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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: blueback on October 12, 2019, 11:33:01 AM

Title: Coho-Chinook Hybrid Salmon on the Island
Post by: blueback on October 12, 2019, 11:33:01 AM

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hybrid-salmon-discovered-by-scientists-on-vancouver-island-1.5318092

ID-ing one of these would pose an interesting challenge. :o 

Title: Re: Coho-Chinook Hybrid Salmon on the Island
Post by: psd1179 on October 12, 2019, 09:16:22 PM

As big as a chinook, bite lure like coho. This will be an amazing game fish

Title: Re: Coho-Chinook Hybrid Salmon on the Island
Post by: CohoJake on October 13, 2019, 07:22:43 PM

Quote from: blueback on October 12, 2019, 11:33:01 AM

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hybrid-salmon-discovered-by-scientists-on-vancouver-island-1.5318092

ID-ing one of these would pose an interesting challenge. :o

I thought the pic of the adult looked 100% chinook, but then I zoomed in on the mouth.  Wow.