Green Peter

[TTFishon]

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq290/tedfishmon/100_2179.jpg (http://s456.photobucket.com/albums/qq290/tedfishmon/?action=view&current=100_2179.jpg) I know where I'm going tomorrow. I caught these this afternoon. Four rainbows and one koke. I caught three of them on a thomas lure and two on worm.

[SouthSantiamSlayer]

Nice!!! :)

I know almost nothing about Kokanee but I thought they were spawning and were all dark?

[Fishmania]

that might be a chinook.

[TTFishon]

Nice!!! :)

I know almost nothing about Kokanee but I thought they were spawning and were all dark?

That's what I thought too. I'm pretty sure it's a koke. Maybe I should post it in the fish I.D. thread.

[Snapset]

If it was a chinook, the meat would pe pasty white and flavorless.

[knob]

I caught several noks out of green peter last summer and the meat was red and very tasty it was almost as red as the koks

[Half fast Toyn]

deep forked tail=koke
but the mouth looks all wrong.... Id have to see inside the mouth. If its black, then its a Chinook.

Man, I was invited to go out at GP tomorrow but this nasty cold has me huggin the warmth of my fireplace. You guys have good luck tomorrow.

[stupenny5]

Nice fish, I thought the same thing but we have been catching cokes that have not spawed. could they be spawning next year ?

[dlm]

Nice fish, I thought the same thing but we have been catching cokes that have not spawed. could they be spawning next year ?


:yeahthat:
Most likely a spawner for next fall.

[Kokonuts]

:yeahthat:
Most likely a spawner for next fall.

How long do they live before they Spawn? :idea:

[FallRiverGuy]

How long do they live before they Spawn? :idea:


I have read that they spawn anywhere between 2 and 4 years of age. Typically it is after 3 years, but I think it depends on lake water temps and feed.

[TTFishon]

Went back today and caught two rainbows and two chinook(they have black mouths). The fish were there but I took a different approach. Fished the same area from the bank. Yesterday I fished from the bridge and caught more. Still a good day to be on the water.

[capron6]

Can't help but chime in on this one since this is my "home" lake. Fall River Guy is on the right track I believe, and so is Half Fast Toyn as far as the forked tail. The picture confuses me somewhat. When I first looked at it I felt the top 3 were rainbows, the 4th one down a chinook, and the bottom one a koke because of the forked tail. What doesn't add up to me is I have never seen a natural propagation of chinook in GP, only fin clipped fish. Also, I have never seen a fin clipped koke in GP because they are no longer planted. The picture may be deceiving and I would have to see the fish in order to properly identify it. Additionally, the 3 & 4 year kokes have spawned and are done for the year and next years spawners are being caught at this time and are running about 12 - 13" in length. Should make for some nice size mature kokes for next year. One last comment, I have yet to see a chinook with anything but white or very pale pink meat, so I believe the orange or red meated fish would be a koke. Irregardless, go fishin' and have fun.

[TTFishon]

The meat on the last fish was slightly pink and cooked up white. Didn't have much flavor either.