i insist that this is a coho...i know this site just had a thread on this type of stuff but he just insists that is a bright King...king king king he says, i say its a coho...let me explain...he is on the skok, and this is the only shot i know of....people were telling him its a king...he does not belive me...he is stuck on king...any help? also...he says it had big spots all over it and all over the tail...doesnt mean anything to me..ive seen big spots on coho, and all over the tail....c

So sad. Why does he even argue with you? And who are these 'people'?

Thats about as small as the coho get in Nov on the Skok. Right now its a 30:1 ratio of chum to coho. In a couple of weeks it'll be better, unless its blown out.

hahaahah...thats funny stuff...i think a bunch of the guys were trying to tell him it was a king(my guess guys on the river)...they were prob messing with em is my guess...but he says it had all the markings of King...he is so insistant...and the black spots on the tail...i dont see em in the pic..he kept saying there were soo many black spots on the tail and big black gums and big spots...but the pic is coho coho coho....c

This yo-yo says coho!

it's a 'ho.

that's a coho, and if you want to get nitpicky, if he thinks it was a king, why the hell did he keep it? that river closed to king retention on sept. 30th.

IF it's a king and this photo is recent, then that fellow is breaking at least a couple of laws:

a. retention of a king on a closed-king season on the skok (looks like a dead fish to me)

or

b. completely removing a fish out of the water that he intends to release (or should release since it is unlawful to retain a king)

Better tell him to change his mind and call it a coho, before WDFW sees this posting. LOL

thanks guys...i knew he was being a fruit loop..and about the keeping a king...that is what i said to him when he called to tell me...i think he just has not seen a king in a long time, and he was confused by the spots..but i bet he didnt really look at the mouth...c

Beautiful HO HO HO HO !!!!!!!

Peace superfly

The squared-off anal fin is a dead givaway. Tis a Ho.

Clearly a 'ho...and a nice one, at that.

Color me surprised that the jackasses at the Skok couldn't tell the difference, though...

"Usually the Coho are snagged in the tail, but that one was snagged in the ass, so it must be a Chinook!"

Fish on...

Todd

Mis-clipped Winter Steelhead. Probably a Cook Creek stray. Just ask the brewer. He's my new "go to" resident ichthyologist and fish ID'er.

I just *NEW* Doc would call that fish a coho. He calls *everything* a coho.....

Oh brother...

That looks to be a small king to me, look at the color on the back and general platinum coloring. Plus you can see the spots pretty well. King for sure.

It's a pacific salmon

HOHO.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Ok...I was right there when he caught it. I know who he is. He swore it was a king and I wasn't gonna argue with him, but it was a coho. Like ya'll said. Nice fish just the same

hahaha....i called him today to say...its a coho...and before i even got i out of my mouth he said "i know its a coho"...i think he was just confused by the spots...but i couldnt really see any even enlarging the photo...

Jer...were there a lot of spots?... he did say that he looked at the photo later and didnt realize the mouth had white...i dont think he has ever caught a king that was not bright, or a blackmouth...im pretty sure he has never caught one that has spent any time in a river...

he did confess...but i thought he knew better....some guys just cant be told different by a girl...c

LOL...there were spots...but there were spots on my big silver a couple of weeks ago. Maybe he was confusing it with bass? LOL..It was a nice fish tho