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Identification - Tail spots are concentrated on the top of the tail. The interior of the mouth is usually gray or black, but the gums are whitish. The anal fin usually has |
12 to 15 rays. Also, while on the line, coho often roll sideways, many times entangling themselves in the tackle.
Best months to fish for...March, April, May, June
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Chinook (King) Salmon |
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Identification - Best identifying characteristic is teeth set in black gums. The base of the tail flares like the handle of a canoe paddle, offering the angler a |
grip sufficient to lift the fish. Like the coho, the interior of the mouth will also be gray or black. Tail spots are usually restricted to the top half of the tail, but may also appear on the lower half. The anal fin usually has 15 to 17 rays. Chinook do not jump and roll as much as coho, but have tremendous power and make long reel-screaming runs.
Best months to fish for...June, July, August, Sept, Oct
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Rainbow Trout |
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Identification - The interior of the mouth is white, unlike either coho or chinook. Also, the entire tail area is potted. Cheek plates and sometimes a line along the side are a |
rosy pink. Normally, the anal fin has 10-12 rays.
Habits - Rainbow spawn in the spring, as early as March, but they begin entering the spawning streams as early as the preceding September. A recently introduced summer-run strain of steelhead may enter the streams in mid-summer. Special early and late seasons are held to take advantage of these runs. Stream fishing is prime in October, November, March and April. In late spring and summer, steelhead can be found in big water - usually within a mile of shore at depths of less than 50 feet.
Best months to fish for...April, May, June, July, Aug |
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Identification - Color pattern is mostly gray above and white below with creamy white mottling on the back, grading to spots on the side - no red or pink. The tail is distinctly forked. |
Best months to fish for....July, Aug, Sept, Oct |
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Identification - The interior of the mouth is entirely white. Lake run brown trout usually are silver, just like coho. However, once out of the water the typical large |
round spots, accented by a light colored hollow, begin to show. Normally the anal fin has only 9-10 rays, which separate it from other trout and salmon with the exception of the occasionally caught Atlantic salmon.
Best months to fish for....March, April, Sept, Oct
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