So I have limited experience fishing for salmon. Did really good during the last pinks run. Put in time for kings and silvers last year but got skunked the whole season. This is just for fun like the biggest trout thread.
Chinook - 1 shaker in the sound
Coho - 7 pounds
Chum - never tried
Pinks - 3 to 5 pounds
Sockeue - Does kokanee count haha, if so, than 12 inches
Hoping to catch a keeper king next weekend at the Bonneville dam.
Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
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Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
I've gotten all of them, got my first sockeye last year.
King - 35 Lbs Samish Ditch
Coho - 15 Lbs Area 9
Pink - 9 Pounds Snoho River
Chum - 20 Lbs Whatcom Creek
Sockeye - 7 Lbs Baker Lake
I will try and dig up some pics later, I think I have pics of me holding all species except maybe a chum.
King - 35 Lbs Samish Ditch
Coho - 15 Lbs Area 9
Pink - 9 Pounds Snoho River
Chum - 20 Lbs Whatcom Creek
Sockeye - 7 Lbs Baker Lake
I will try and dig up some pics later, I think I have pics of me holding all species except maybe a chum.
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bob johansen
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
I've got my five species:
Chinook - 45 pounds - Humptulips River
Coho - 12 pounds - Humptulips River
Pink - 6 pounds - Hood Canal
Chum - 15 pounds - Hood Canal
Sockeye - 10 pounds - Lake Washington - and yes, this one was weighed.
Chinook - 45 pounds - Humptulips River
Coho - 12 pounds - Humptulips River
Pink - 6 pounds - Hood Canal
Chum - 15 pounds - Hood Canal
Sockeye - 10 pounds - Lake Washington - and yes, this one was weighed.
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Gringo Pescador
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
These are all as an adult - when I was a kid I would go out to Westport with my grandma - at the time the fish were almost as big as me and my grandpa had to hold em up for the pictures because they were too heavy for me. No records of sizes tho.
Chinook - 15# - Duwamish
Coho - 12# - Duwamish
Pink - Cookie cutters - Area 10, Snohomish, Skykomish, Duwamish, Green
Chum - 15# - Duwamish & Wallace
Sockeye - not yet..
Chinook - 15# - Duwamish
Coho - 12# - Duwamish
Pink - Cookie cutters - Area 10, Snohomish, Skykomish, Duwamish, Green
Chum - 15# - Duwamish & Wallace
Sockeye - not yet..
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
I have never put a salmon on scale or measured. But have not got a sockeye yet. No big steel either, just small ones best around 6 or 7 pounds.
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
I caught all six species. Dont forget a few years ago off Bainbridge we were catching Atlantics too after the farm pens broke.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Ewwww lolracfish wrote:I caught all six species. Dont forget a few years ago off Bainbridge we were catching Atlantics too after the farm pens broke.
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if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
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if everyday was a good day there would be alot more fisherman.
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Ive caught all 5 as well
King- 45lbs estimated as it was a native Sekiu
Coho- 19lbs weighed Ketchikan
Chum- 18lbs Ketchikan
Pink- 8lbs Sekiu
Sockeye- Almost 9lbs Lake WA
King- 45lbs estimated as it was a native Sekiu
Coho- 19lbs weighed Ketchikan
Chum- 18lbs Ketchikan
Pink- 8lbs Sekiu
Sockeye- Almost 9lbs Lake WA
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Fish_Bait111397
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Ive only caughten 3 
But im only 13 so I guess thats pretty good.
King-13 Pounds-Skokomish River
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Chum-19 Pounds (chromer)-Puyallup River
Pink-7 Pounds-Puyallup River
Sockeye-Only place I know of is lake washington, and i have no expierence there !
But im only 13 so I guess thats pretty good.
King-13 Pounds-Skokomish River
Silver- Not yet-This Is My Year..
Chum-19 Pounds (chromer)-Puyallup River
Pink-7 Pounds-Puyallup River
Sockeye-Only place I know of is lake washington, and i have no expierence there !
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
chinook: 42lbs cowlitz river 2009
coho: 18 lbs out of westport on a charter 2009
chum: 16 lbs minter creek 2009
pink: 10 lbs off dash point pier 1995
sockeye: still chasin the evergreen slam!
steelhead: 18 plus (wild fish was c&r without hittitng the scale) cowlitz river 2010
since i don't have a boat the sockeye's have been a thorn in my side. i'm hoping if baker opens up this year i can figure a way to get one outta there.
coho: 18 lbs out of westport on a charter 2009
chum: 16 lbs minter creek 2009
pink: 10 lbs off dash point pier 1995
sockeye: still chasin the evergreen slam!
steelhead: 18 plus (wild fish was c&r without hittitng the scale) cowlitz river 2010
since i don't have a boat the sockeye's have been a thorn in my side. i'm hoping if baker opens up this year i can figure a way to get one outta there.
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Not to be Professer Fishing but a Steelhead is a Trout not a salmon species. Just as a FYI.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Ive caught them all yes. All 5 out of the rivers, and only kings and silvers in the salt. Hopefully this year Ill catch a few personal bests.
More fish please!
RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Kings - If shakers count, yeah I've caught a few in the sound
Silvers - Sky 10lbs
Pinks - typical size in the Sky and Green
Sockeye - 0
Chum - Sky 10lbs
Steelhead - 11.4 lbs at the Sky
Silvers - Sky 10lbs
Pinks - typical size in the Sky and Green
Sockeye - 0
Chum - Sky 10lbs
Steelhead - 11.4 lbs at the Sky
RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
racfish wrote:Not to be Professer Fishing but a Steelhead is a Trout not a salmon species. Just as a FYI.
Mmmm, yes and no Rac. They are all members of the family Salmonidae so they are all very closely related, this INCLUDES rainbow trout AND steelhead.
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
king- 20 pounds Wallace
silver- 10 pounds richmond beach ( on a boat)
Chum- 0
Pink- Salt* 3-5 pounders humpy hollow
Sockeye- o but almost had one the other day off edmonds
Atlantic- 0
Steelhead- 8 pounder South Fork Stillagumish river
silver- 10 pounds richmond beach ( on a boat)
Chum- 0
Pink- Salt* 3-5 pounders humpy hollow
Sockeye- o but almost had one the other day off edmonds
Atlantic- 0
Steelhead- 8 pounder South Fork Stillagumish river
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PB: 6 pounds
2011: 6 Pounds
Smallmouth:
PB: 5 pounds
2011: 4 lbs
PB: 6 pounds
2011: 6 Pounds
Smallmouth:
PB: 5 pounds
2011: 4 lbs
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
king- 30 or so pounds out of the wallace
silver- 13 pounds humpy hollow
chum- 20 pounds give or take a little, skykomish
pink- 11 pounds, possession point
sockeye- 13 pounds, lake washington
never caught an atlantic before
steelhead- 12 pounds, north fork stilligaumish
silver- 13 pounds humpy hollow
chum- 20 pounds give or take a little, skykomish
pink- 11 pounds, possession point
sockeye- 13 pounds, lake washington
never caught an atlantic before
steelhead- 12 pounds, north fork stilligaumish
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
I've caught all 5 species, however, I'd like to pick up a chum and a sockeye in the salt. For some reason I can't ever get myself to target them when there are slivers and kings to be had.
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Chinook: 52lbs 60z on a certified scale Caught in 2002. If you wanna know what river message me. It's small and mostly private.
Silver: Largest fished I weighed was 16 1/2 Humptulips
Chum: Right around 20lbs
Pink: 7lbs Point No Point
Sockeye: 6lbs last year.
Silver: Largest fished I weighed was 16 1/2 Humptulips
Chum: Right around 20lbs
Pink: 7lbs Point No Point
Sockeye: 6lbs last year.
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returnofthefish
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Thats a huge king at over 50 pounds Steelheadman. Got any pics?
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RE:Have you caught all 5 salmon species?
Got a hard copy pic somwhere. Was too poor at the time to own digital. Will look for it and post it as soon as I do. Have unopened boxes from last move and the move before that. Good time to go through them I suppose.