Went fishing out of Whittier and caught some reds. Some fish look like chums and the meat is lighter in color, but i thought chums didn't come close to the shore until later in the summer. Do you think these could be chums or just lighter colored reds?
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I caught a couple of chums late May off Perry two years ago, thought they were Silvers. Man how you forget how to ID the species, and I pitched fish off drifters in the Kenai and engineered on a tender back in the 80s.
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Originally posted by bmstrauch View PostWent fishing out of Whittier and caught some reds. Some fish look like chums and the meat is lighter in color, but i thought chums didn't come close to the shore until later in the summer. Do you think these could be chums or just lighter colored reds?sigpic
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Troll with hardware or hering. I have alot of fun catching fresh Chums. Have a great under water video catching chum so fresh that I was told, "My husband enjoyed the King you gave us, we grilled it on Saturday." I replied, "That was a Chum!". She says, "We don't eat DOG salmon!" I reply, "You did last Saturday!"
They are in off Ester all the way up to and past the North end of Ester Passage. There are also some fish jumping and being netted near Main Bay and Eshamy...yes the Sockeye are IN!!!
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Originally posted by Doug from Anchorage View PostI've never caught a red in the salt. I didn't even knew they would bite. Is this true?Responsible Conservation > Political Allocation
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Originally posted by hoose35 View PostThey will bite on a rare occasion, my cousin caught one on Kalgin Is. with a vibrax. Have also heard about people getting them with just a red octopus style hook, they think it is krill.
But here's how they do it in Lake Washington and similar methods in Canada.
http://www.salmonuniversity.com/psn_...ashington.html
and
http://www.tourcanada.com/salmonse.htm
For chums, what few I have caught, my advice would be anything "green".
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Chum this...
Almost 11 million chum salmon to the tune of 30 million dollars are netted each year in Alaska. Almost all of it is exported to foreign markets. Chum get a bad view because they deteriorate rapidly they moment they hit fresh water.
Yeah, the snout change in the fresh give them that ferocious canine toothy look, and yes, they are fed to the dogs, thus the nicname Dog Salmon.
They are limited in the US marketplace and are retailed under the name SilverBrite. Is a sea bright chromer worth laying to the blade? Ask one of the 11 million or try one yourself; I have and I can justify that fresh from the salt they ain't dog chow...
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