DjButler
11/1/2013 9:12:00 PMwell it looks like I released about 6 or so coho jacks. They were everywhere
primetime
11/1/2013 9:17:00 PMNot a jack either. Probably 4 or 5 pound fish. Not huge but not a jack
rfnbry
11/1/2013 9:29:00 PMLooks like a coho hen. Sorry to tell you this, but you released allot of good Eatin...
DjButler
11/1/2013 9:50:00 PMThese fish were definitely not 4-5 lbs at all. More like 2-3 lbs tops. Much smaller than the pinks were.
drsafl17
11/1/2013 10:48:00 PMSounds like a pretty good day out there. What changed to where you started landing those guys left and right? How long were those fish that you were catching? They do look like steelies except the tail (they typically have a straight-edge tail rather than the "V"-shape); it almost looks like a cut, except their spots usually extend below the lateral line & they have a red or red-orange slash below the jaw on each side, typically. I'm guessing it's maybe a Coho jack--probably too late for a spawn-phase pink hen. Very intrigued by this one. That was a great idea to snap a photo. Good read!
BBlakley
11/1/2013 10:57:00 PMC'mon guys..... Its important to know what your catching. Totally a female coho. Shape and size of the jaw is all you need to look at!!! Not even close to a steelhead. Nice fish though....
DjButler
11/1/2013 11:45:00 PMWhat turned the bite was the color of jig i was using. Started with a pink.. no hits and switched to chartreuse and they hammered it.
FishingTenor
11/1/2013 11:56:00 PMIt is unquestionably the rare, but distinctive Steelco. A distant cousin of the Humpyco. Both a result of evolutionary changes on the planet. You might dispute this, and who am I to argue? Thanks for capturing and sharing the pic.
drsafl17
11/2/2013 1:00:00 AMFT, are you being facetious here, or straight up? I have heard of certain trout species hybridizing in areas...even talk of Atlantic Salmon, but who know s if they produced viable offspring, or enough to make a run. Very curious about this matter. Definitely not arguing...it's possible. As an example, back in the day, the Red Wolf was thought to be a distinct species but then with the advent of genomic testing, it was determined it was a Gray Wolf-Coyote hybrid. Dj's post has turned into a good discussion here.
DjButler
11/2/2013 8:19:00 AMIt really is a good question. I know what coho jacks look like and I don't remember them looking like this. There were several of them in schools. Wouldn't say a ton but when they schooled it was non stop catching them. I do believe it could be a hybrid species.
DjButler
11/2/2013 8:20:00 AMI may also add in that the rest that I caught were smaller than this one on average
dlquinton
11/2/2013 9:50:00 PMriverhunter said, "looks like a coho hen. steelhead dont have forked tails"... It is a coho hen, but they don't have forked tails either. If you look close, that's a damaged tail.
RiverChromeGS
11/2/2013 11:10:00 PMHAHA steelco and humpyco. Id actually like to fight a chum/chinook hybrid
Thats definetely a small buck coho btw
Thats definetely a small buck coho btw
FishingTenor
11/3/2013 12:38:00 AMI was just having fun with the Steelco and humpyco, but why not? If these are coho, they sure are small, indicating an early return to the river. I wonder if there are some global changes that are messing up the typical 4 year cycle...
DjButler
11/3/2013 10:59:00 AMchum/chinook hybrid would just be insane. The super salmon Chumnook lol
scoutguy
11/4/2013 4:42:00 PMSeems like some pretty dark spots on the back for a coho, but the jaw gives it away,