Grand haven 10-4-25

[Nobananas]

Caught fish in 130-145 fow rigger was down 80 Mrchrome Hailstorm spoon caught two and DW soda SS caught a small one that was on a slider on a rigger down 80 . Lost one on a half bloody nose DW 7 color with a 5oz snap weight . Lost another on a low diver with a green glow spoon with black ladder back . (Lost them while we were doubled up ) exciting morning ! I seem to only catch coho. the only kings I caught this year were during the run, close to the plume and the fish were starting to get some brown color . Any insight possibly on why I’m usually only getting coho could it be Speed ? Maybe depth ? I don’t have a temp or speed probe I usually try to stay around 3 mph sog and watch my diver rod bend . I believe the fish in the pictures are coho . Black gums white mouth , scales falling off . 

[FBD]

Two bigger ones certainly look like kings to me.

[FBD]

King tails heavily spotted top and bottom halves.  Coho tail usually only a couple spots on the top half.  King photo first coho second.

[Nobananas]

Thank you all! 

[2MD]

we find the Coho also scale out a bunch more than the Chinook

[FBD]

Kings you can pick up by the tail most of the time; coho have  a weaker bone structure in the tail and it collapses if you try that.

 

The best way to tell them apart is by pushing down on the anal fin and seeing how far back the front edge reaches once all the way down, but I don’t know the decoder ring for that one off the top of my head. 

[Joe D]

Coho have white mouths and Kings have black mouths

[FBD]

If you don’t have them to compare this check never fails:

Top fish in photo coho first ray of the anal fin when pushed up against the body is about 2/3 the length of the base of the anal fin.

Bottom fish in photo king first ray of anal fin is about 1/2 the length of the base of the anal fin when pushed up against the body.