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GBayJoe	Posted: Jun 11, 2026 - 08:16 am #permalink #1
Fry Group: Members Posts: 45 Member No.: 20363 Joined: May 25, 2023	First salmon in the boat after 4 years of lakers! What a great surprise this was. Can anyone tell me what kind of salmon they are please and thanks. Much stronger fight than the lakers caught…guess every fish is different.

petersaban	Posted: Jun 11, 2026 - 10:17 am #permalink #2
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 100 Member No.: 2730 Joined: January 08, 2013	Nice catch, congrats! The big one is a king/chinook. Hard to tell with the smaller one withthe angle, might actually be a rainbow trout

sdcaller

Posted: Jun 11, 2026 - 01:28 pm

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QUOTE (petersaban @ Jun 11, 2026 - 10:17 am)

Nice catch, congrats!

The big one is a king/chinook. Hard to tell with the smaller one withthe angle, might actually be a rainbow trout

I think you are right.

SDC

Brooktrout

Posted: Jun 11, 2026 - 02:47 pm

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Trophy Trout

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QUOTE (petersaban @ Jun 11, 2026 - 10:17 am)

Nice catch, congrats!

The big one is a king/chinook. Hard to tell with the smaller one withthe angle, might actually be a rainbow trout

I would agree.
Kings/Chinook have black inside their mouth and Rainbows/Steelhead are white. There are other differences as well. (# of rays on anal fin, blackish edging on adipose etc.) Rainbows will also have a squarer tail compared to chinnies.

Congratulations - definitely a great catch!

Fishnhunt	Posted: Jun 11, 2026 - 04:24 pm #permalink #5
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1984 Member No.: 15869 Joined: April 04, 2018	Awesome catch!!

longfish	Posted: Jun 15, 2026 - 08:55 pm #permalink #6
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 3934 Member No.: 10648 Joined: January 17, 2016	Definitely a Chinook and a Rainbow.....well done Joe. Arnie

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