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tpursell
10/18/2010 6:58:00 PMHoly crap man, if that is a kokanee that is a record. That might even be a world record...I am too lazy to look up the actual records. I am guessing all the people saying it can't be kokanee are saying so just because of the size. In any case, AWESOME fish! Congratulations.
nickbell
10/18/2010 7:23:00 PMKind of seems like the coloring of a kokanee. I have never seen one get anywhere near that big before. And where is this dock? Is it a public dock? I fish american all the time and I don't recognize it.
fisherjon15
10/18/2010 7:41:00 PMwhat markings did that fish have and spots?stripes?etc? its hard to see because of the size of the pic and all the blood on it
debug4l
10/18/2010 7:59:00 PMCan't realy see the pic too well but to me it looks like a rainbow, maybe a triploid.
Big D
10/18/2010 8:15:00 PMI would label it a Triploid purely because of its split tail. Triploids are raised in net pens that force the fish to sometimes swim against the nets causing damage to the fish’s fins. I’ve seen Triploids come to the net without so much as a hint of a tail. Congrats on the nice fish and thanks for posting.
willial13
10/19/2010 2:06:00 AMIf you still have the fish, run your finger on the inside of its mouth. Kokes have NO teeth. They feed on small critters. Rainbows, (in this case a beautiful triploid) have SHARP teeth. You have already been told about the deformed fins and tail of the triploids, and this one displays all the signs of the pens. As an after thought, kokes are often confused with landlocked silvers, (they DO have teeth) but real kokanee are landlocked sockeye, and as I said, they are toothless. Larry
Boxermom
10/19/2010 6:00:00 AMWe caught this off the fishing dock at the JBLM Adventure Center, at the south end of the lake. If you go south of the Russell Landing Marina and through the small channel, there is another part of the lake on the Ft. Lewis side. The lake portion is public, but I think the fishing dock is private to JBLM.
Thanks for the comments!! It's fish like this that keep us coming back!!
Thanks for the comments!! It's fish like this that keep us coming back!!
Rippasher06
10/19/2010 9:26:00 AMdeff. a rainbow, without a doubt. Its nose is stubby! That is the give away.
Rippasher06
10/19/2010 9:27:00 AMdeff. a rainbow, without a doubt. Its nose is stubby! That is the give away.
kokanee_slayer
10/19/2010 7:07:00 PMNice Fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would have to agree with willial13 and say that's a Triploid. GREAT JOB and would take one of those any day.
jens
10/20/2010 1:08:00 PMOh wow! Nice fish! I bet your heart was a thumpin when your bobber disappeared!!!!