possible hybrid?

[Chromeslayer]

whats your opinion on this fish? possible chinook/coho hybrid or just a strange spotted chinook?

caught yest out of Wilson

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

Yes Jeremy, looks like you and Danny busted a big "Chin-Ho". Probably boated about 6 of those in my 26yrs of chartering. Thats looks like a big one, Dex landed one off Sodus a couple years ago over 25lbs that he had a replica made of. They almost always have that anal fin that is more like a Coho. Congrats on your uncommon trophy!

[A-TOM-MIK]

Only way to find out is to cut it open and count the Pelora Seka (?) He He He

One of few claimed Coho's over 30 lbs. (that looked extremely like this fish pictured) that was offered to Dan Bishop for study of a potential Coho record (mix King/Coho) had the inners tested and the Pelora Seka (I forget the correct spelling) counted for one of the only ways to differentiate.

A true Coho has like 70 to 95 (?) and a "full blooded Chinook" has like 95 to 130, so if the counts were in that 90 to 100 mark it was a hybrid

Redline Charters had one a few seasons back that weighed 34 lbs and was a potential record, but the count was in that "inbetween" area.

Back around the year 2000 Fran Verdoliva and Dan Bishop conducted a study to have a better idea of the differences. The current world record taken by a local to Oswego Charter Captain Mike Stilin did not have this verification, again that fish was spotted like this fish and also had very few spots on the tail.

Tom

[Chromeslayer]

Thanks Vince and Tom see you both next weekend!

[rolmops]

On the west coast they are a bit more common although still very rare.Scientists are very keen to recreate this co-nook because, like other hybrids,they probably are sterile.If they can be mass produced in hatcheries and released.They will provide a good food source,but being sterile they do not endanger the genetic make up of the wild strains of salmon.

It would be like Tiger muskies,half pike half muskie but sterile.

So far science has not succeeded.

[Gill-T]

I think you should tell me what depth you were fishing and how far down and THEN I will tell you what I think about a potential hybrid.

[muskybob]

About 6% of (Hybrid) Tigers will reproduce but are considered insignificant by DEC standards. Just an FYI

[K Gonefishin]

Awesome looking fish.