--Salmon vs. Sockeye--

[rseas]

How do I use "Sockeye" instead of "Salmon" when submitting a fish report? My drop-down does not include sockeye as a selection option.

[bionic_one]

I just input a marine area 1 report, and I was able to select "Sockeye Salmon" from the drop down.

Edit: Ah hah! It appears the species list is different for freshwater reports. I started a fake report for freshwater and there was only "Salmon" and no species to indicate with it.

(don't worry, didn't submit the bogus report!)

[Mike Carey]

How do I use "Sockeye" instead of "Salmon" when submitting a fish report? My drop-down does not include sockeye as a selection option.

I'll alert Aaron, thanks for noting it.

[racfish]

Salmon is the species that Sockeye are in. Salmon is Chinook,Coho, Pinks,Chums,and Sockeye are all salmon.

[G-Man]

You could call them Kokanee, real big ones, we'll understand.

[racfish]

Kokanee to me are landlocked Coho. Now Im far about being Mr righr . Its just my recollection from many many years ago . But then Ive been wrong before.

[FishingFool]

Kokanee to me are landlocked Coho. Now Im far about being Mr righr . Its just my recollection from many many years ago . But then Ive been wrong before.

I've only known kokanee as landlocked sockeye. 1st time I've heard it reference as Coho. But I'm no expert, lol.

*edit*
Didn't realize this thread was old. My bad for the bump.

[Toni]

LONG time ago they called kokanee silver trout. Kokanee are landlocked sockeye salmon. In a lake like Baker they differentiate between sockeye and kokanee by size.

[racfish]

Thanks Toni. For the clarification. Im not always right either.

[Dan Boone]

As I understand, there are also landlocked coho which are classified as kokanee, but they are rarely planted.

[Toni]

As I understand, there are also landlocked coho which are classified as kokanee, but they are rarely planted.

Landlocked coho are silvers. Landlocked sockeye are kokanee.

[hewesfisher]

As I understand, there are also landlocked coho which are classified as kokanee, but they are rarely planted.

Landlocked coho are silvers. Landlocked sockeye are kokanee.

And the ID problem comes about when folks call kokanee "silvers" (I'm guilty of that myself) which they technically are not.

[Big D]

Very old thread but OK, I'll play. What about Blue Backs?

[hewesfisher]

Very old thread but OK, I'll play. What about Blue Backs?

That be a kokanee in my neck of the woods and across the border in ID.

[Big D]

That's exactly what I was thinking. My wife's family is from North Idaho and that's where I first heard them called bluebacks.