I think most of "this class" just failed Fish 101. Or, maybe they just failed "Internet 101".

The moral of the story is to never trust what you see on the internet.

The fish is a king. Unfortunately, the only shots I took DO NOT show spots on the tail, and radically illuminate an artificial "white" or "pale" gum line.

As Glub as my witness, it was a king.

Based on the photo, it dang near looks like a coho, and I could see how people think it is a coho. It is not. Just looks like one in that photo - only because they can't see the other necessary (or convincing) evidence. Naturally, having a degree in fisheries and have personally caught and/or handled thousands up thousands of chinooks and coho, means nothing to this rowdy crowd. Oh yeah, and I thought I'd posted somewhere that I'd never seen any clipped kings on the Lewis. Damn that Photoshop.

Yes. One of the nicest trib kings I've ever seen. You can keep two salmon on the Lewis. Either clipped cohos or unclipped kingers. Can *not* keep unclipped cohos.

I said Stlhdr1's cure was better for that particular day. I heard from Perfect Drift that the cure he gave me has been just decimating the fish in different sections of the river on different days.

Welcome to fishing for fall fish. What they like yesterday isn't necessarily what they will like tomorrow, or today.

That's why Stlhdr1 and I ususally have 4-5 different cured eggs with us, and a massive pile of scent (all homemade) bottles. You just gotta find the right combination of cured eggs and scents.

Sorry, that cure is not public information. If Stlhdr1 wants to hand it out, that is fine. But I swore my 1st and 2nd born children that I would not give that information up. Same goes for the scents. You are welcome to sniff the bottles and take a guess at what is in them, but the recipes will remain a mystery.