Fish ID

[bski48]

Was fishing the St. Mary's Rapids in the summer for Atlantic salmon, til this day I cannot get a positive ID on this fish. Is it a dying bow or an Atlantic? any opinions would be appreciated.

 

[BASSMASTER19]

tail shot woulda helped but i think its a steelie, look at the bottom fins, welcome to the forum !

 

[Klik]

if i could see the tail i would tell you 100%. in this order, pinook, then female chinook that came into river for some reason, but if those red marks are not your camera messing up, i would say huge chance it is a coho. 100% not atlantic. never heard of rainbow trout turning that colour before, and no white spots on the fins.

 

[BASSMASTER19]

the mouth dosent look right for it to be a cihinook if you ask me

 

[Giuga10]

Pink-Chinook Salmon. A cross breed, only found in Saint Mary's river systems.

 

[BASSMASTER19]

how does it not spread anywhere else ?

 

[bski48]

thanks, and I was fishing for Atlantic Salmon, not chinooks... wish I got a tail shot too. did hit a resi bow that weekend too but it was much much darker

 

[Rain-Bow]

Looks to me like a hybrid cross between pink and chinook.

 

[rusty420]

Welcome buddy.

 

[BowSlayer]

pinook I'm almost positive, but i can't see the tail, so I'm not sure.

 

[instapump416]

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[IR4Jflyfishing]

From what I see that is a booting female pink... No hump, spawing coloration, mouth, head shape, I don't see any chinook in her

 

[CanadianAngler87]

From what I see that is a booting female pink... No hump, spawing coloration, mouth, head shape, I don't see any chinook in her

Pretty big for a pure pink isn't it???

 

[Rain-Bow]

on the bottom is a pure pink salmon from Sault Ste Marie. the spots on the back of bski's fish look like chinny spots yet it's not an actual chinny. I can't imagine what it could be other than a hybrid of some sort.

 

[BowSlayer]

ya, I'm almost positive its a pinook, people in the area should know more though.

 

[AaronKrick]

Looks like half chinook half pink. Bottom is pink top is chinook

 

[BowSlayer]

Looks like half chinook half pink. Bottom is pink top is chinook

lol, don't think so bud.

 

[Klik]

lol, don't think so bud.

i think he was just trying to be funny. the mystery has been solved that it is a pinook.

 

[BowSlayer]

i hope he was trying to be funny, lol

 

[salmotrutta]

Do Pink/Chinook hybrids really exist?