Northwest Fishing Reports

i have been getting reports from buddies there are dogs on the way. i have gotten 1 and a buddy got 4 the other day so get ready for so intense fights

My buddy caught a 10lb buck in the green today

Totally stupid question... But.. What are dogs?

Dogs are 4 legged creatures that bark. lol Dogs are chum salmon aka Dog salmon because of the canine like teeth they get when spawning

sellis_414 wrote:Totally stupid question... But.. What are dogs?

Chum salmon. If you havnt seen one they have HUGE K9 teeth that are almost dog like. I have seen them tear muskie gloves to shreds and they will almost "bark" ( sounds like more of a hiss, to me) when you take them out of the water. Mean fish. Also called a dog salmon because the Eskimos used to feed them to there slay dogs beacuse of their abundance and high oil content. Really good for the sled dogs coat.

sled dogs

dog salmon

Ha Ha Amx I like your first pic! Smart a##! LOL. Thanks for the education. We don't get them in eastern wa.

That is my sled team of Alaskan Malamutes from the '80s.

I seen 2 chums cought in the green today. Im headed to the skook in the morning for chum and silvers I hope. Yes they are kinda ugly but theyll take some line from ya. Keep em tight!

Yes and for the real reason for the name.... Alaska natives feed their dogs chums or "dog salmon", they aren't fit for human consumption. The other highly held theory comes from them spawning anywhere, some times even in the salt or brackish water in the mouth of a stream or river. They're just like dogs, they'll _ _ _ _ anywhere, just like dogs!

gpc wrote:... beacuse of their abundance and high oil content. Really good for the sled dogs coat.

I always hear fishermen say that chum have "high oil content".

I am not sure where they are getting this info. From my perspective, chum tastes bad because they have such low oil content.

Here are some links, showing chum and pinks to have the lowest oil content amongst the 5 salmon species (chum have 7.4 grams of fat per 1/2 pound, whereas kings have 20.6 grams of fat per 1/2 pound):

http://www.kasilofseafoods.com/species/keta.htm

http://www.kasilofseafoods.com/salmon-nutrition.htm

Shad_Eating_Grin wrote:

gpc wrote:... beacuse of their abundance and high oil content. Really good for the sled dogs coat.

I always hear fishermen say that chum have "high oil content".

I am not sure where they are getting this info. From my perspective, chum tastes bad because they have such low oil content.

Here are some links, showing chum and pinks to have the lowest oil content amongst the 5 salmon species (chum have 7.4 grams of fat per 1/2 pound, whereas kings have 20.6 grams of fat per 1/2 pound):

http://www.kasilofseafoods.com/species/keta.htm

http://www.kasilofseafoods.com/salmon-nutrition.htm

I have heard people say that too and no not true. When I had first heard this tale about why they call them dog salmon I called BS, because chums dont have high oil content. But a chum salmon compared to other things in the wild, that a musher could feed his team, I think is where they get the high oil content theory. As compared to other salmon chum dont rank too high in oil, but maybe compared to foul, berries etc. etc. Make sense? But who knows if thats even true, thats just a theory I came up with to try to justify their story

Im thinking they call them dogs because of the teeth. Those are some monsters. These fish are ugly but man there fun. They hit ok. And when you set the hook man its on. They dont like giving up easy at all. Was fun catching them all day.

To the Snohomish!


Except that it's running 11,900. So **** that **** for the time being.

walked a dog today

Does any 1 know if the run up the skagit in decent numers or not? I am not able to travel far from home and really want to try catching 1!

Big Chum run up the Skagit. Enjoy!

YAY YAY YAY! I love my valley! When do they come on?

CHECK THE REGS!!!! Skagit is closed for chum fishing!!!!