How is bank fishing on the Slaw?

[Eoughphily]

How is the salmon fishing going on rhododendron?

 

[jamisonace]

Apparently there were a couple caught by a "hottie" last week and none of the boats could get a bite. They were all commenting about this good looking lady that nailed two right in front of all the trollers. I wasn't out there but I fished with a buddy on Wednesday that saw her catch both of them.

 

[rogerdodger]

How is the salmon fishing going on rhododendron?

I expect it to heat up big time once this storm moves through...

 

[Bswe22]

Landed this one this morning!


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[Eoughphily]

That's awesome!!! I was there Friday morning and there was no action going on. A few sea lions here and there, no catches and none jumping. Went to winchester at noon and saw three get caught, one nook and two coho (which were released). Spent the morning here at Winchester, heard of one being caught. No sea lions and no action

 

[JeannaJigs]

Landed this one this morning!

Careful, coho retention in the river isn't open until the 15th.

 

[Bswe22]

If it was a coho it would of been released but the all black lower jaw made it a keeper!


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[rogerdodger]

If it was a coho it would of been released but the all black lower jaw made it a keeper!

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this is a general reminder to help everyone avoid having a fish confiscated and getting a $600 ticket:
coho have black around their lower jaw, what matters is the color right around the teeth- it needs to be all black to be a chinook.
next is to check the tail: chinook have spots on the upper and lower lobes of the tail. If there are no spots on the lower lobe of the tail: it is a COHO.

cheers, roger

coho:

chinook:

 

[Bswe22]

According to what I've read and pictures I've seen this is a chinook. The two older gentlemen that helped me land and net it agreed it was a nook, were we wrong?


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[rogerdodger]

According to what I've read and pictures I've seen this is a chinook. The two older gentlemen that helped me land and net it agreed it was a nook, were we wrong?
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NOOK! nice job!

 

[Bswe22]

Great! I was starting to feel like I had done something wrong! And if I had, I probably NEVER would of fished for salmon again!


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[BaldTexan]

Definitely a chinook. Nice catch! The ones you have to be careful with are the really big coho that sometimes have bigger spots and a black gum line but will still have white base around the teeth. I caught a few last year that I swore were chinook until close inspection of the teeth.


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[rogerdodger]

Definitely a chinook. Nice catch! The ones you have to be careful with are the really big coho that sometimes have bigger spots and a black gum line but will still have white base around the teeth. I caught a few last year that I swore were chinook until close inspection of the teeth.
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for sure, the picture I posted from the regs. is an easy to identify coho, I have seen some that have lots more dark area in the lower jaw but the gums right around the teeth are what to focus on..

 

[fish4food]

 

[Jordy]

for sure, the picture I posted from the regs. is an easy to identify coho, I have seen some that have lots more dark area in the lower jaw but the gums right around the teeth are what to focus on..

I thought the same thing when i first saw how many scales the fish had lost, but then when i zoomed in i could see the spots on the tail. Estuary or oven fish can be so tricky at times.

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[GaryP1958]

2 20 plus pound fish caught today both nooks!

 

[BaldTexan]

Awesome. Congrats. work is always taking up my fishing time or I'd be out there trying!


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[rogerdodger]

2 20 plus pound fish caught today both nooks!

I'm guessing there were more than 2 nice nooks caught along the Rhody wall today...

 

[GaryP1958]

I didn't get one Im way overdue, it will happen. Saw a coho caught and released yesterday, last year the Hos came in strong after the 20th.

 

[BaldTexan]

"Boats and Ho's!!" [emoji1]


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