Very nice. We must have a doctor on our hands, mr. mendel.

chi·me·ra also chi·mae·ra (k-mîr, k-)
n.
1.
a. An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering.

Must be a mad doctor out there doing weird science on some of the salmon I catch.

44 and 42 lbs. white kings hit the scales here today, getting to be about that time that the big boys show up! :-)

Saw another fish with similar sumo wrestler build in an SSJ ad for Queen Charlotte Lodge.... fatty for sure. Almost certainly another Skeena fish, eh?

Spoke to the lead chinook biologist for Northern BC today. He made a deal with the QCL to start sampling every king over 40 and he would run the DNA. Turns out over 70% of those giant fish come from two places.... Kalum and Wannock, most of them from Kalum.

Went to the PSC website to research exploitation on the Kalum fish.

Total exploitation in the database is about 39% and escapement sits at about 61% averaged over the past 10 years. In contrast, WA coast indicator stock (Queets) is just the reverse.... half again as much exploitation at 60% with escapement at about 40%.

About 1/2 of the harvested Kalum fish are taken in SE-AK (49 %) the other half is taken in BC (51 %). The cumulative comm/rec split is also pretty close to 50:50.... 51.5 % comm versus 48.5 % rec.

What I found interesting is that no interceptons north/west of SE-AK were accounted for. NONE! It's obvious these fish are low holed in the Bering Sea, Kodiak. and the Gulf of AK.... but there's apparently no accounting for that in the PSC documents.

I have posed the question "WHY" to the chinook bio from BC. Sure seems like a HUGE oversight in the database.

white kings-best salmon I've ever had. Used to get them from a commercial troller when I spent a winter in Wrangell. Cooked 'em on a George Foreman Grill with a litle bit of fish rub. Tres Manifique!

gcg

My relatives were commercial fisherman (trollers) many years ago. They use to fish the Whites inside the bar at Westport. I remember them saying they would get less per pound for them. They would also fish for fun on the Chehalis (plunk) and they would catch some huge kings. I can't tell you if they were Whites or not (no pics).