#1025369 - 03/13/20 03:46 PM
Re: Fish ID
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I initially thought sockeye as well but the spots and eye size say coho. Maybe a hybrid? Where was it caught?
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#1025496 - 03/13/20 06:26 PM
Re: Fish ID
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River Nutrients
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I should have said that it isn’t a river in Colorado that I recognize. Wasn’t trying to say it was the Colorado River.
Yes, there are some dandy Kokanee in Colorado. I think Eleven Mile reservoir is the location of the state record and I think it is over 6 lbs, but I have been gone for 20 years. Blue Mesa has Kokanee, as does Granby and Green Mountain. CDOW/CPW used to give away limits of Kokanee from their spawning operations.
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#1025501 - 03/13/20 07:57 PM
Re: Fish ID
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River Nutrients
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I've seen big Kokanee develop small spots when entering into spawning phase.
My guess: Kokanee / Sockeye.
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#1025502 - 03/13/20 08:32 PM
Re: Fish ID
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bobrr
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I agree with the sockeye guess, looks like a Quinault fish I hooked a few years ago. Although that was in summer.
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#1025503 - 03/13/20 08:36 PM
Re: Fish ID
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I should have said that it isn’t a river in Colorado that I recognize. Wasn’t trying to say it was the Colorado River.
Yes, there are some dandy Kokanee in Colorado. I think Eleven Mile reservoir is the location of the state record and I think it is over 6 lbs, but I have been gone for 20 years. Blue Mesa has Kokanee, as does Granby and Green Mountain. CDOW/CPW used to give away limits of Kokanee from their spawning operations. Gotcha. Big koks are still there. The best in the world however is Flaming Gorge. Like consistent 4 - 6 pound koks. I think Herzog did a special on it a few years back if I remember correctly. I've never fished it for Koks, just monster browns and rainbows.
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#1025508 - 03/13/20 09:42 PM
Re: Fish ID
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River Nutrients
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Those Kokanee grow some big lake trout in those reservoirs.
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#1025529 - 03/14/20 07:29 AM
Re: Fish ID
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Those Kokanee grow some big lake trout in those reservoirs. Yes sir. We used to ice fish for big Lakers all the time - a couple 25 - 30 pounders have been brought to hand. I even have special ice rods to handle those bigger fish. Tip a 1/2 or 3/4 oz. Pearl Glow Tube Grub with a chunk of Sucker meat and drop down. Easy pickins'. Back to the fish in question....it's gotta be a Cockeye or something like that IMO.
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#1026083 - 03/17/20 05:35 PM
Re: Fish ID
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Spawner
Registered: 04/30/99
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Loc: Lake Forest Dark, Wa
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Sharp teeth Coho
Soft teeth Sockeye
That being said looks like a typical green headed sockeye.
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