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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: jacked55 on October 17, 2011, 04:24:05 PM
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So i spent a nice bit of 6 hours on the Vedder today and only saw 2 fish caught, one of which was by me, but im not getting too excited because it was only about 12" long. I was trying to properly ID it and noticed it has these features, white mouth and pink tongue, spotting along the whole back of the fish, not silver like a coho, and no adipose fin? Another fisherman nearby said that is was a coho jack? Either way, i kept the fish in the water the whole time, and took the hook out without needing to put hands on the fish. If you ask me it looks like a big trout,lol. Im sure i am going to get the lecture about knowing how to properly ID fish, but before it gets going i wanted to say this is only my second fish ever being caught on the Vedder, the others were pinks, and i do study the books in advance but its a little different seeing it in person and in the water.
The pictures aren't the best but if anyone can give a rookie some help i would love to have it.
Thanks.
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Coho jack, pretty common when you are fishing on the Vedder during this time of the year. Here is another one from last Friday without an adipose fin.
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coho jack, nice catch ;D
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I think it's great you posted the pic and asked. Next time you will be more familiar with the differences of coho vs other fish.
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Coho jack. Note white gums- easiest way to positively distinguish from a chinook jack, as they can look fairly similar.
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so this is something I haven't heard mentioned before.
Coho = black tongue
Coho Jack = pink tongue?
The tongue changes colour at somepoint? :-\
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It's pretty hard to tell from the pics, but why couldn't this be a rainbow?
edit: nevermind just read no adipose fin meaning it must be a coho
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It's pretty hard to tell from the pics, but why couldn't this be a rainbow?
edit: nevermind just read no adipose fin meaning it must be a coho
There are hatchery trout too.
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Don't forget marked sockeye too
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There are hatchery trout too.
Of course. I forgot about residualized steelhead. My original question stands.
Clearly not a sockeye due to the spots and eye shape.
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From the picture that was shown, its pretty hard to rule out residualized rainbow. In fact I would lean towards this rather than coho jack. The spotting just doesn't seem cohoish to me but I could be wrong. Need to see the tail to make a more conclusive determination.
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From the picture that was shown, its pretty hard to rule out residualized rainbow. In fact I would lean towards this rather than coho jack. The spotting just doesn't seem cohoish to me but I could be wrong. Need to see the tail to make a more conclusive determination.
+1 First glance I see trout. I look closer I see a pink tongue?
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I agree with Stratocaster and put my money on rainbow trout.
No scales on the head...pink tongue...that greenish tinge.
Definitely looks more like a trout to me than a coho jack.
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Im going with a hatchery trout as well. I have caught several jacks and trout on the same day lately and that definitely looks more like the latter.
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so this is something I haven't heard mentioned before.
Coho = black tongue
Coho Jack = pink tongue?
The tongue changes colour at somepoint? :-\
I guess the subtleties of my sarcasm were not caught...
...I'd say trout in that case haha :D
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I say it looks likes like a trout. Specifically a Cutthroat.
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Its an ill tempered sea bass, or trout
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i would lean towards coho jack because a rainbow at that stage would have the visible rouge on its cheek and the distinct lateral line down it's side. it's also hard to tell, but from the looks of the tail, it seems the spotting is confined to the top whereas rainbows usual cover the whole caudal.