johnthefisherman
Do you guys realize where the name "the stinkhole" originated? 

Careful on that one !
 
DM lets see that strange or odd looking salmon. How about a photo just for examining on here just curious . 

Divemaster

johnthefisherman

Divemaster

johnthefisherman
Do you guys realize where the name "the stinkhole" originated? 

Are you referring to the area in PIB?

Yes. 

To my knowledge it's where they used to dump sturgeon carcasses after bludgeoning the ones caught in Percid commercial nets.

I thought it was because Sabrina used to park there... Hmmmmm.
 

sure looks like a salmon

def has the tail of a pink  especially the fork  and spotting pattern   but without seeing inside the mouth    and if you want to get technical  gill rakers  scale count  phyoric cacea  etc etc and so on,,,,,,   im saying just looking at a photo a pure pink   imo

It's a pink. Sigh.

they migrated from lake michigan   originally from the lake they call gitchee goomee

CAPTAIN HOOK
Anybody ever figure where the Pinks come from in Erie ?  (Never caught any)

My educated guess is either natural production from the Catt or migratory fish traveling in schools from Lake Huron. They were first released by accident in Lake Superior but later spread and established in all the lakes other than Ontario I believe, they're still the strongest in Lakes Superior and Huron, my two favorites :).

pinks in st marys  aug thru early oct  primetime  first half sept usually

nerka
pinks in st marys  aug thru early oct  primetime  first half sept usually

Dang, oh well. At least my favorite Salmon will be running, ATLANTICS!

i beleive they all are wild naturally reproducing fish    lots of info on them  interesting story of how they became established by a accidental flushing down a drain in canada superior waters in 1950s

How about Atlantics natural or stocked ? Never heard any in Lake Erie ? Seen only one caught in Oak Orchard Creek maybe 8-10 lbs. years back. Looked very similar to a Brown Trout not as spotted. Had the inside Salmon black mouth. Never seen anymore since. I believe they don't die after spawning like most Salmon. Heard they are good leapers when hooked ?????
 
Any photos DM of Atlantics?

CAPTAIN HOOK
How about Atlantics natural or stocked ? Never heard any in Lake Erie ? Seen only one caught in Oak Orchard Creek maybe 8-10 lbs. years back. Looked very similar to a Brown Trout not as spotted. Had the inside Salmon black mouth. Never seen anymore since. I believe they don't die after spawning like most Salmon. Heard they are good leapers when hooked ????? Any photos DM of Atlantics?

Actually, Atlantic Salmon and Lake Trout are the only two native Salmonids (aside from Coregonids) of Lake Ontario, to my knowledge. The Salmon River formerly got legendary runs of Atlantics, but exploitation and habitat degradation wiped them out. NYDEC and ONMNR are stocking them now, with Ontario putting in more effort, but they haven't quite taken off yet. I'd love to see them return, I've only caught one in my life out in 500' on Lake O and lost it next to the boat, but the fight was the best I've had in my life, the pull of big Laker and acrobatics twice that of a Steelhead. I think both trollers and trib fishermen would enjoy them if they make a comeback, but every one is stuck on Chinooks now, not sure why considering Atlantics fight equally or better and are native. Atlantics do, however, seem to prefer Ciscos and Smelt as their primary forage as opposed to the abundant Alewives, so that could be one of many factors contributing to them not fluorishing again yet.

The biggest Atlantic population in the Great Lakes now dwells in northern Lake Huron and make their annual runs up the St. Mary's River, a huge but productive water where they feed on everything from Smelt to Hex nymphs. They aren't native here, but they are very opportunistic in their feeding habits and have adapted quite well to this environment without profoundly impacting any native species.

You are correct about their ability to survive after spawning. Many die of the physical stress of it, but a good bit survive and even spawn again, pretty similar to Steelhead in their spawning/dropback/feeding habits, actually. There's a lot of debate about whether they actually feed once they begin their runs, and it seems like some populations do while others don't. The ones on the St. Mary's River certainly bulk up during their time there, though!

Hope that helped answer your question :).

EDIT: I don't think that Atlantics have black mouths, Captain, pretty sure it's all white like Steelhead. Are you sure it was an Atlantic you caught, perhaps a Coho?

Thanks for the info. Yea , maybe that Atlantic had a white mouth, but I swore I seen some black down inside. It was years ago and the guy that caught it wasn't sure. It looked exactly like the photos of Fall female Atlantics on the websites. Was not the usual Oak Orchard catch.