Somethings starting to stir

I see the DSR is opening this Saturday instead of the 27th. Maybe they know something is going on, or they just need money faster. Anywho a friend who is a guide caught two sharks last week above the village, sorry no pics Tuna

Thats OK Coho- it was the Shark info that mattered anyhow.

Hey hook; I bet the guy I mentionedlast week is the same that you are referring to

But I got burned at the stake for mentioning it...lol

She's a coming and we're all going to get VERY wet.Remember that 20000 cfs last year!

That's what im talking about. I have a 24 pounder on the wall. They seem to run bigger and the colors are awesome

I saw a guy land a beautiful Coho that looked to be the same size as the 20lb Mudshark I was landing in a creek to the west. The colors were magnificent. This was before I learned they don't usually get that big. ??????

   Startin wonder if this is happenin a LOT- dont know if I should be happy bout a new breed  but have been c/r too many biguns that are all colored up beautiful so I'll be happy. I target them - to be honest- mid oct to mid Nov often stead of Steel and Kings. Been kinda keepin that to myself till now.
   For the clinch question - can they breed or do they just happen now and then- from what I'v seen up river in mid to late season for a coupla years now  very large Hos are in good supply. They are as big as a large  King but look much darker in the water. Red stripe like ya took a paint brush to them.
     Of course what I'v been seeing may just be very much more mature Hos than in the past but the high teens into 20 are  regular compared to the "big 12 ta 14s' of the past. I seeum regular too not just now and again in 'my spots'. Late season I expect to seeum  each trip.
     Recall bringing a 12 male to a cleaning station once and the guy skinned it out to mount -they were not in good supply back then.
  Have thought for a few years now that it was just that they have really established themselves in the system and were reaching their max size range -that might still be whats up- this is a new twist.

Hard as a beoutch to tail a true hoe--at least the ones that swim ;)

generally when the true hoes come in they're all like 5-10 lbs bright silver--and the next thing u know there's reports of a steelie run---LOL

I would suppose the real question here- before we declare a new breed of fish- as opposed to  a rare or unlikely mismatch between the odd couple- is exactly what is the max size of a HO in this system.
   I commonly talk bout what I call the tipping point where fish suddenly turn up in big numbers as they have become established enough to have a healthy reproducing population in a system- The Hos numbers have jumped and now we see bigger fish. They are (from an expert) reproducing at bout 50/50 hatchery and natural so much is possible but lets not just jump up and declare all big hos as something else----YET.

But once crossed, 1 and done.. Hybrids themselves don't reproduce

http://therockyriver.com/robbed-of-two-salmon-world-records/

Good fush.

Seein the picture ya CAN detect the humpy back - not anywhere near pronounced as the ones half that size though. Likem more later on when they color up.

If I wasn't like a monkey doing a math problem I would put up a pic of the one on the wall. The head is like a coho with a gonzo type kype. A hump on the back and the colors are a golden brown back with a light blending purple on the sides, inside the mouth is all white. I was able to tail it barely. The fight was a mix of holding ground and explosive jumps and almost steelhead like runs. By far more fun than a plain king.