Northwest Fishing Reports

Caught a huge trout in Kapowsin on Sunday but when I got it to shore for a picture I noticed it had eggs in it. The sides were rather red as well which with it spawning in the fall led me to think it was a steelhead. I've never seen a steelhead before and I only found one reference online about steelhead moving through Kapowsin to get up into Ohop Creek. Fish was 26" long. Posted on the lake report section about it but my pictures didn't go through. Is this a steelhead?

that is a hen coho. steelhead donot have black jaws in spawning coho do.

Did you eat that fish or put it in the smoker?

I agree with Curado.....Definatly a Coho. No doubt about it!!!!

also coho when they start to change the can get bars on their sides and are mistaken for chums

curado wrote:that is a hen coho. steelhead donot have black jaws in spawning coho do.

I'd like to catch metal and Silver like that...

Yep, Coho, no ifs and or buts. On top of all the things mentioned, Salmon have different shaped fins than Trout.

coho all the way no doubt,very good lake i didnt know they ran through there

It looks like a hatchery Coho. I wonder if its lost or they planted something near there?

Jake Dogfish wrote:It looks like a hatchery Coho. I wonder if its lost or they planted something near there?

I know someone who lives on a creek between Kapowsin and Ohop Lakes. In one of the floods that happened during a salmon run she had salmon in her orchard. So if they get in her creek they have to get into the lakes somehow.

vympel wrote:Caught a huge trout in Kapowsin on Sunday but when I got it to shore for a picture I noticed it had eggs in it. The sides were rather red as well which with it spawning in the fall led me to think it was a steelhead. I've never seen a steelhead before and I only found one reference online about steelhead moving through Kapowsin to get up into Ohop Creek. Fish was 26" long. Posted on the lake report section about it but my pictures didn't go through. Is this a steelhead?

What did you catch that on? or with?

Caught it on a hook with my last tiny bit of worm. It was the most random and unexpected thing. Put it on my buddies smoker that night.

Ok cool thought is was a steelhead but oh well.

The source that mentioned steelhead in Kapowsin Lake also mentions coho.

Here's the link with some nice maps.

water basin plan

I belive a lost fish the lake goes into a creek that goes to the Puyallup. All hatcherys are below the creek.