HoNooks

Yesterday at hammond I saw a individual getting a $300 ticket for retention of a native coho. The fish was huge about 15 pounds and it took the officer about 10 minutes to deside if it was indeed a chinook or a coho. Last week I hooked and landed one of these monsters my self in Nehalem, I also had a hard time telling what the heck it was so I just returned it. The white gum line is usally a dead giveaway, however some of these big ones have very dark mouths and "not so white gum lines". These fish also have the typical chinook tail (no v). This particular fish was caught on a guide boat, so watch out it's hard to tell the difference some times.

It's possible these fish are of a new breed and should be classified as "HoNooks"

Sean

By the way, the fish I caught on the Nehlem was also a finclipped, so you know where I'll be fishing for the opener!

[Pilar]

Yee haw! You got to love those giant Coho. A few years back a friend caught a 22 lb fish out by the CR buoy. We argued for two hours about just what it was. My buddy wasn't letting it go. It had the Kipe hook nose, big shoulders and was just huge. You can see this fish if you go to the FT. Stevens charter office in Hammond, his head anyway. Its in a 1 gallon pickle jar in formadehyde behind the counter. How does a Coho get so big??? Does he stay out at sea an extra year? Anyone.. anyone.. The bend is your friend!

[Son of an Okie]

Years past, I spoke with a fish & game guy and he gave me a fool proof way to distinguish between a silver and a king. Seems the secret is in the tail. Looking closely at a silver's tail will show little ridges where a king's tail is totally slick. Try it, it works great!