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[streamside88]

ok so went salmon fishing and caught some fish! yay now most of them were all the same ''type'' (still not sure if its coho or chinook) except for the one witch looked different then the rest can someone clarify this for me?

-here is the ''comon'' type (male) witch had a uniform yellowish ting with dark spots on top, head is narrow with straighter edges and body is uniformly elongated.

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-here is the female version of the common ones...

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-and here is the ''weird different one'' (male) witch was completely dark green with white accents (around gill plate, fins, mouth and tail) head was shorter, wider and rounder and the body was short and stout (very wide) and fins were much larger as well. not to mention put up a ridiculous fight, well fought way more then the others ones! didint think i was gonna land it until he fired out of a deep pool into a run with only a couple inches of water so i ran up and grabbed him  

**Both were caught in the same general area on the same day


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[steelhead101]

all chinook salmon. color's will very for many reasons. time in the river, genetic's, male/female etc... etc... nice fish btw!

[ChasinTails]

all chinooks 

[streamside88]

you sure because all through the day i was walking up and down the stream looking at other anglers catches and they all looked like the yellowish male some were more "beat up" or "roten" but that one fish was really weird, did int see any other ones like it, it was pristine not a scratch on him..... you can tell what i mean just by comparing the heads on both fish.... couldn't find a picture on the net that looked like him either.... could it be some evolved fish or?

[Rainbow]

Yup, those are nooks. Like any species, there's going to be variation among individuals for various reasons. 

[ChasinTails]

it just means it wasnt in the river as long 

[streamside88]

but then wouldn't it be lighter in color?....  sorry i"m under the impression that the fish gets darker the longer hes exposed the stronger sunlight and warmer water... or do they change color way before they start running?

 

( thanks everyone for the info!   )

[buck]

but then wouldn't it be lighter in color?....  sorry i"m under the impression that the fish gets darker the longer hes exposed the stronger sunlight and warmer water... or do they change color way before they start running?

 

( thanks everyone for the info! im a newbie )

 

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[Christopher K]

Yup, all chinnys, nice fish!

[streamside88]

^{fair enough! thanks!}

[Brian]

Definitely all Chinook Salmon...

[TRINIBOY]

Yep all chinnies

[streamside88]

so i did some research and apparently there have been instances of coho/chinook hybrids could this be one of them? would explain the big differences between them....  has anyone ever had experience with the hybrids?

[streamside88]

heres a pic of a huge male "comon" once again same facial features as the first one, same for color and body dimensions...

 

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[steelhead101]

no, not all salmon look the same when in the river. not a hybrid just a chinook

[ChasinTails]

but then wouldn't it be lighter in color?....  sorry i"m under the impression that the fish gets darker the longer hes exposed the stronger sunlight and warmer water... or do they change color way before they start running?

 

( thanks everyone for the info!   )

ya but if its damaged its been trough more river conditions if its not marked up it hasnt 

[CJR]

all dem fish be kings. 

[Float down]

Look at the k9's on that big bastard!