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Salmon ID
« on: September 28, 2019, 11:05:19 AM »
Found this small hen in a creek in Monroe.  Was probably only a pound or two.

Any ideas on species?  Pink?

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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2019, 11:11:28 AM »
Full big-spotted tail like that is a dead give away for pinks
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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2019, 11:12:26 AM »
Yep, pink.


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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2019, 11:25:36 AM »
That is what I was leaning towards - just so tiny!
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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2019, 11:29:25 AM »
how about this guy?  (from last year)

Coho?
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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2019, 11:36:19 AM »
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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2019, 11:57:58 AM »
Cool, thanks!

Last one - Poor photo I'm afraid.  I am guessing Coho but the head kinda looks Chinook like to me.

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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2019, 12:02:32 PM »
That's a hen and they can be tougher from a distance.

I think you're right though, it looks chinook. Based on coho tail would likely be more square. Can't tell if tail spotting is only on upper half- that would lean more toward silver.
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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2019, 12:09:45 PM »
I can't believe you touch those things. :o

We have a salmon stream in our back yard and you can smell those things from a long way away.

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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2019, 12:24:39 PM »
Amazing that journey,  ive hunted in eastern oregon by the tiny town of granite and seen spring chinook in granite creek and the north fork of the john day.  My buddy wouldnt believe me that they were salmon.  lol.

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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2019, 05:04:34 PM »
Thanks.  Wish i had taken a better picture.

Touching them is no worse than cleaning a deer i guess.

Hard part is finding before the dogs.  Dont want them to get salmon poisoning.   Had a dog roll in one once.  That was unpleasant for days inspite of multiple baths.   Earned him the nick name "fish stick".

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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2019, 05:48:15 PM »
I fully expected a discussion about Salmon Idaho when I clicked on this thread.

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Re: Salmon ID
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2019, 08:04:38 AM »
I fully expected a discussion about Salmon Idaho when I clicked on this thread.
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