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badboi

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What kind of Salmon is this?
« 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?





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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2011, 07:53:48 PM »
it looks like a sockeye
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #3 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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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2011, 09:47:20 PM »
pink
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FlyFishin Magician

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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2011, 10:07:56 PM »
Pink.
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2011, 10:34:17 PM »
Fresh  chrome pink on a barbecue sound good.


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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2011, 10:48:19 PM »
That looks to me like one nice pink salmon, about as fresh as they get.
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #8 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...
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2011, 12:17:16 PM »
ZOMG its an Atlantic!!!!

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koko

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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2011, 12:24:35 PM »
It's a pinksock
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2011, 12:24:51 PM »
lololol
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2011, 12:25:22 PM »
oh, wait, not the pinksock I was thinking about.
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Re: What kind of Salmon is this?
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2011, 04:36:06 PM »
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