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Stratocaster

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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #495 on: October 25, 2015, 12:05:35 AM »
Quote from: bigsnag on October 24, 2015, 11:56:35 PM
....and the chums are so clean......


That's a coho.
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #496 on: October 25, 2015, 06:25:36 AM »
That's a dead coho
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #497 on: October 25, 2015, 08:48:45 AM »
Not sure if it's a piece of wood, but it looks like the coho has an adipose..
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #498 on: October 25, 2015, 08:54:38 AM »
Dead coho for sure. Spots on the back, blackish lips with the white gums, and spotting on top portion of the base of the tail equals three characteristics of a coho. Chums will have no spots on the back or tail and white mouth. Even a chrome chum will typically show a watermark pattern of some kind on the body.

So was this an honest mistake or a troll post??? Was this someone else's fish bigsnag?
« Last Edit: October 25, 2015, 08:59:21 AM by FlyFishin Magician »
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #499 on: October 25, 2015, 08:56:21 AM »
Troll post, and it is a hatchery coho. It's like a water bubble or water foam that looks like the adipose fin.
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #500 on: October 25, 2015, 09:29:22 AM »
it's a troll and a clear reference to my photo and post on the previous page. Some anglers still sneer at chum or there may be some other motive but who cares. I am almost never make reports on line and probably best to keep it that way.
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #501 on: October 25, 2015, 09:46:34 AM »
Quote from: RalphH on October 25, 2015, 09:29:22 AM
it's a troll and a clear reference to my photo and post on the previous page. Some anglers still sneer at chum or there may be some other motive but who cares. I am almost never make reports on line and probably best to keep it that way.

You mean your post of that chum you caught?  That was a nice fish!  Good roe too.   :)
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #502 on: October 25, 2015, 04:32:01 PM »
Bubble adipose fin lol oh man that was classic, nice fish!
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #503 on: October 25, 2015, 05:17:21 PM »
Beauty Hoe, chrome as a silver dollar. Time to get out there!
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #504 on: October 25, 2015, 10:08:08 PM »
Quote from: Wiseguy on October 25, 2015, 05:17:21 PM
Beauty Hoe, chrome as a silver dollar. Time to get out there!

Yes it is. Good number of fresh fish coming in, but in small pushes and not staying in the usual haunts. I caught a few really nice chum (didn't keep them), and was rewarded by this 27" sashimi-grade beauty:

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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #505 on: October 26, 2015, 12:24:17 PM »
Sorry Milo according to Rodneys chart thats between yum and meh :P lol jk nice bullet. Have you tried eating coho sashimi? i always wanted to try but never end up doing it.
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #506 on: October 26, 2015, 12:57:39 PM »
Quote from: Floater on October 26, 2015, 12:24:17 PM
Sorry Milo according to Rodneys chart thats between yum and meh :P lol jk nice bullet. Have you tried eating coho sashimi? i always wanted to try but never end up doing it.

Rodney is spoiled.
Especially now that he lives a stone's throw from the river.  :P

I often prepare sashimi with Vedder coho, but the fish must be "yum" grade according to Rodney's scale.
And I always freeze the fish first for at least 72 hours prior to consuming it.
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #507 on: October 26, 2015, 02:09:41 PM »
Spoiled indeed... I've been giving away my coho away this season actually because the vacuum packed red chinook, halibut and lingcod pieces in the freezer taste so much better... :-[
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #508 on: October 26, 2015, 02:58:04 PM »
Had a pretty good trip this AM on the lower. Landed two, lost three. One nice wild doe released first thing and then a surprisingly clean spring jack to the beach which was retained. Conditions remaining low and clear despite last nights rain. Lots of chum roaming around as well.
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Re: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #509 on: October 26, 2015, 07:12:26 PM »
Not a bad evening outing for just over an hour with 6 coho hooked without fishing too hard. Not a single bite was missed for once as the fish committed themselves pretty well but 5 of the 6 all rolled off the hook after 30 seconds while 1 of the 6 landed was a wild. Both roe and spinner produced so they were not picky for once. What a contrast as the same spot last week was congested with chinook salmon but all were absent today, so obviously it made the coho salmon less shy. Water is low but not low enough to deter these fish from moving upstream IMO. The forecasted rain in a couple of days from now will either end the season quite quickly or improve the fishing.
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