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Went to LO today for some 6 hours of trolling. Got just one decent and three very little ones. Talked to another guy on a big boat, they got seven total but only two decent. But I still cannot identify fish well. Could you please tell me what I got? I also have separate pics for the mouth and tale if needed… Thanks.
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We fished Bronte from 530am to 1230pm....we went 6 for 8 ....three were small and released, as was the Atlantic the two we kept two good eaters.....will smoke them next week. It was a beautiful day out there.....I agree with Fisherman......Bow or Coho...hard to tell by that pic. three shakers, 1 Atlantic released and 2 Bows kept.
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I'm leaning towards rainbow, maybe a small coho, here's a chart with all the info you need: Fish ID
Thanks! I know about this chart. Still cannot tell... Gums appear to be white, so it's rainbow... But Longest anal fin ray is shorter than 2/3 length of the fin base, it's chinook. The tale is also look like chinook's...
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Longest anal fin ray is shorter than 2/3 length of the fin base ... it says - chinook But the fish has only 11 or twelve anal fin rays... which is only attribute of Atlantic... But doesn't look like Atlantic either...
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Hard to tell from pic, but looks like it could be a pink. Rare, but I've seen some runs out of lake O.
Looks like a black gum line + white mouth + forked tail + 11-12 anal fin rays...all are attributes of a pink. If it has loose/small/no teeth that would be further confirmation of a pink.
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IMO 100% Coho.
The anal fin of a Chinook is was more elongated than this fish. If it were a Chinook the anal fin would run much further down the body towards the caudle fin. The sever lack of spots on the tail is a dead give away for a Coho. Rainbow/Steelhead have a put white mouth everywhere with zero black. You said white gums so that again is a Coho.
Also a normal thing you notice with Cohos is they loose those chrome silver scales so easily. I will try to post some comparable pics of the anal fin to help.
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I have some more detailed pics. Look at the mouth inside. It is gray with lighter gums. So,I tend to agree with Disco, it is a coho. But the prominently forked tail still makes me doubtful. Also note the unusual bow shape of the fish. I noticed it almost instantly as I saw the fish, still in the water. It has a relatively short and wide body shape. Could it be a cross?
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