2019 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[cohojohnny]

Of the few coho ive caught never seen those big teeth ??
Thx

Looks like keta teeth to me. I would throw that back if I thought it was a coho. Too ugly.

 

[Aces]

Should we get the popcorn ready??

Yes. Mr Redenbacher is calling

 

[Tips Up]

View attachment 48556 hey can someone id this for future...chum or coho ??

Chum. IMO. Pretty good fork in tail. White mouth and gums.
What color was the flesh?

 

[Viking]

Save this to your phone or something jeesh.

 

[prodjsaig]

Coho can look a lot like a spring with spots on the back. And also have spots on both lobes of tail. As well when in the river can darken up to make it even harder to id. Aper above in the teeth should be black and a spring has bigger more pronounced teeth.

 

[the butcher]

Chum. IMO. Pretty good fork in tail. White mouth and gums.
What color was the flesh?

He can't tell you the color of the flesh until everyone here confirms it's a chum.. lol

 

[perfect chaos]

So the flesh and every other characteristic you would look for is totaly coho...its just those bloody teath??!!

 

[Dogbreath]

It's a female Chum-some Chum can have small spots seen it many times.

And as mentioned the gums and the anal fin edged in white are a dead giveaway.

hth

edit-also the overall yellowish cast to the fish-the Squamish run has occasional yellowish coloured Chum.

 

[perfect chaos]

The takeaway from the steveston dock is that it is a coho with keta teeth... i guess only the Creator knows for sure

 

[Rain City]

Wild coho at the dock? Or just the pic?

 

[perfect chaos]

The pic...

 

[Rain City]

BACK TO REPORTS!

 

[perfect chaos]

I kept the head...flesh is as red as it gets...

 

[Whitebuck]

That is a dead wild coho buck. It is your typical local 4lb male coho. This is your average size coho that have been returning locally , all exact clones of this. Wildmanyeah couldn’t have pointed out it any easier.

Luckily in this day and age people kill things and are more concerned about a picture rather than properly identifying their catch.

 

[Pewpster]

One good size wild coho at sandheads this morning. 65 feet on anchovy in 200ft. Couple more hits on anchovy and a white hoochie, but they didn't stick. No action since 11am. Saw two fish landed, otherwise looked slow, a few dozen boats. Good conditions, fairly calm.

 

[Normfish]

It's a Cho, Chum Coho hybrid . Has characteristics of both species.

 

[Teja]

... or its a "ho hum". Back to a fishing (vs catching) report ... spent 2 1/2 hours doing the Cape Roger Curtis and Tunstall circuit yesterday morning ... a far bit of bait but nothing biting. It sure was a beautiful morning over there though.

 

[girls fish too]

Took the daughter and her boyfriend for his first ocean fishing trip. Out at SH 8:00 to 12:00 yesterday then headed to Cap. Should have stayed at SH as no action at Cap and ended up tangled in a crab line set out where everyone was. Boats dodging buoys ! Saved everything after a few tense minutes.
At SH we had two quick hits at 67’ on riggers and about 250 - 300 feet water, but both were little chinook. Next hit came 1/2 hour later at same depth. The boyfriend took it and brought in a 20 lb / 82 cm ugly chum. Same keta teeth as the previous post. No teeth in gums. The outside was greenish with yellowish looking stripes. Not the prettiest!!
Our daughter then had another on. Brought in a good sized Chinook, but still too small. Good morning, but no bites after 10:45. Saw a few other boats with nets out as well.
Weather good, water good! Off the water at 4:30.

 

[Dave....]

2 wild coho's at Sandheads yesterday : Anchovies at 55' and 80'...beautiful afternoon on the water with only a dozen boats out when we were there late afternoon..

 

[the butcher]

Time to winterize the boat...