Todd -
As a recall all the char in the Hoh are bull trout.

Given the fish spit up a flounder I would anadromous. Brinkman's radio tagging found most of the fish leaving the Hoh for a portion of the late winter and spirng. Obviously the fish are feeding in the estuary area as well.

The size of a fish alone is not a determinate factor in the life history (anadromous, fluvial or adfluvial) of the fish; have seen all 3 forms exceed 10#. Since there are no large lakes in the anadromous reach of the Hoh we can rule the adfluvial form; the fluvial forms are typcially found associated with very large/deep pools (think that type of habitat in the Hoh is limited) so would expect the majority of the fish to be anadromous.

Our native char have a reputation as poor fighters - how could you confuse one for a chinook?

Tight lines

S malma