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Title: Largest Hatchery Coho
Post by: Thug on September 25, 2004, 06:52:39 PM
What is the official or guesstimated weight of your largest hatchery coho? Mine was a fish that weighed 17lbs 4oz cleaned. Fraser R.
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Post by: leaping steely on September 25, 2004, 07:11:51 PM
14 pounds from vedder
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Post by: Spudcote on September 25, 2004, 07:12:54 PM
That's  pretty good sized 'ho

Biggest coho I've seen is a 23 lb fish, don't know if it was a hatch or not, definately shows the work the hatcheries are doing for the stocks.
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Post by: Pink Poacher on September 25, 2004, 08:15:46 PM
C.F. has caught some big ones from the Capilano !
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Post by: Fish Assassin on September 25, 2004, 11:43:49 PM
Wow, 15 lbs !
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Post by: JP PATCHES on September 27, 2004, 02:11:16 PM
Please post pics. I always hear of these monster coho but rarely see the photos. If you have a pic of coho like that please share with all. A 15 lb plus coho is a prize from the river gods....bless us with it.
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Post by: Fish Assassin on September 27, 2004, 04:02:34 PM
Hear trollers get better prices for their salmon
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Post by: 2:40 on September 27, 2004, 05:19:18 PM
Got one 12 lbs 6 oz at the Vedder mouth on a spoon years back.

Entered it in a derby but placed 4th with 3 dogs beating me out for the $$$.  It was the first year for Chum retention.

Last biggest was just shy of 10.  A fish that hits 8 lbs is a 'tank' in my books as I dont seem to get many big ones often considering the amount of smaller ones.

Hmmmm... :(
Title: Re: Largest Hatchery Coho
Post by: kellya on September 27, 2004, 05:39:31 PM
gotta 11 and a bunch of 8s. Lost a nice one about 15 jumped and spit the hook right beside the net we almost got him. He spit the hook jump and hit the side of the net :'( In port
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Post by: clarki on September 27, 2004, 10:23:39 PM
Buddy caught an honest 15 lb (gutz in) coho in the Sumas Canal 3 years ago.   
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Post by: johnny on September 27, 2004, 10:33:00 PM
(http://members.shaw.ca/kckrahn/smallcoho.jpg)This was from a day last year fishing with my father in law and wife. The perspective is hard to get in this pic but the one in the center is an honest 12 lbs. These are all big fish and there were others that we either lost or were wild that were bigger than the biggest here. They were deep girthed coho.  :)
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Post by: johnny on September 27, 2004, 10:40:39 PM
sure was  :)
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Post by: JP PATCHES on September 28, 2004, 08:16:25 AM
Nice fish Johnny, thanks for posting pics, we don't see enough of those big coho's.
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Post by: rerigger on September 28, 2004, 11:13:25 AM
i once unloaded a 25.2 # coho out of a gilnetter on the fraser
not extremly long but the girth on its stomach looked like a slab of spring
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Post by: Jimmy on September 28, 2004, 11:22:16 AM
20lbs northern out of Dianna creek just outside of Prince Rupert. Some of the best fishing of my life right there 5 mins from home.

I was fishing for Jacks (4-5lbs) the afternoon before work and did real well. took two home for the familly. went to work that night and it rained cats and dogs.

Went to fish the same spot the nest morning near the bridge off of the highway and first cast bam 15 lbser nails my lure.

Well I had to finally re spool my reel to catch this big one, which broke my rod. serves me right for using a 6foot spinning rod.
Title: Re: Largest Hatchery Coho
Post by: Rodney on September 28, 2004, 12:41:18 PM
Johnny, so that's where all my fish went while fishing the Vedder last year, never made it up to where I was! ;D

Your hand gesture... was that to indicate the size of the one that got away that day? :)
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Post by: The Gilly on September 28, 2004, 01:26:09 PM
Hey doc!  15.6 lbs from the Chehalis.
Title: Re: Largest Hatchery Coho
Post by: johnny on September 28, 2004, 09:06:02 PM
Johnny, so that's where all my fish went while fishing the Vedder last year, never made it up to where I was! ;D

Your hand gesture... was that to indicate the size of the one that got away that day? :)
haha, I'm sure a few made it through.  :) Well, yes.. the one that got away, but also to show the span of those things all layed out like that.
Title: Re: Largest Hatchery Coho
Post by: pepsitrev on September 29, 2004, 09:14:25 AM
 ;Dwow what a spread of fish johnny nice to see the pics. 8)