[Hook Set]

Yesterday when I was out fishing I hooked into what I thought was a small trout but when it came in I noticed it was a very small coho that was starting to turn dark. I started to wonder why and how a fish would return that small. Does anybody know?
Heres a picture of the fish-

 

[fishin30]

Norrish gets quite a few of those little guys. Real tasty in the frying pan :beerchug:

 

[bradgfish]

jack coho.

 

[Hook Set]

Yes I know its a jack coho but I have never seen one this small. Does anyone know why a fish would return when it is still so small?

 

[HOOK]

why do Jack springs return??? exactly none of us know besides the fact they like food :happy: :beerchug: those little guys are super aggressive in the Norrish and sure tasty :thumbup: my girl and I took a couple each last year from the Norrish biggest was a lb and a half and smallest was about a lb.

 

[STLHDR]

Norrish gets quite a few of those little guys. Real tasty in the frying pan :beerchug:

Remember there is a minimum size limit.

"All retained coho must measure 25 cm or more from tip of nose to tail fork."

 

[northriver2]

I would never dream of bonking something that size. Seems a little childish to me.

 

[HOOK]

pretty sure we all knwo the size limits :thumbup:

those little guys taste better than their bigger siblings

 

[fishin30]

25 cm isn't that big. I've only kept one that was 26.5 cm. To be exact. They are aggressive little buggers and love any kind of natural bait.The last one I caught was well under 20 cm.

I would never dream of bonking something that size. Seems a little childish to me.

Just curious about how they tasted. It was legal and very damn good. So you can keep your childishcomments to yourself. ;D

 

[Big Green Machine]

It could also be a "Jill" yoyo.

 

[Salmonator]

25 cm isn't that big. I've only kept one that was 26.5 cm. To be exact. They are aggressive little buggers and love any kind of natural bait.The last one I caught was well under 20 cm.

I would never dream of bonking something that size. Seems a little childish to me.

Just curious about how they tasted. It was legal and very damn good. So you can keep your childishcomments to yourself. ;D

It's hard to tell the size of the fish but why call some one childish???? Sure we all know that these fish that are returning are not able to spawn so why waste them. I thing ethics are in play here...

 

[Hook Set]

Just in case anyone is wondering that fish was not killed, it was released as it was well under the legal limit. My estimation was around 7-8 inches or 18-20 cm.

 

[timbo]

Must of put up a heck of a fight

 

[fishnfvr]

I would never dream of bonking something that size. Seems a little childish to me.

Well as long as they are within the size limits - thats the point.

 

[coho_killer]

That is definatly the smallest coho spawner i've ever seen in my life! Unreal he took your bait! OnE for the record books!

CK

 

[Rivahman]

I'm not surprised at the size of that fish. Its small but well within the range of what you would expect a 2 year old coho to look like. Jacks and Jills that return one year earlier than their cohorts (year class) come back for one reason.... to spawn. But to spawn and 'want to spawn' are two entirely different matters. Most Jacks and Jills that come back are able to spawn successfully or at least are able to, if given the chance by the dominant age class. There are others though that have returned simply on the urge to do so with no real sexual maturity to back up that urge. From the look of that fish, I would think it is very sexually immature and has more of the 'urge' rather than the 'stuff'. Reminds me of when I was younger, hogging the bathroom and my mom would say "what are you doing?" To which I summoned all my fisheries knowledge and not wanting to lie to mommie said, with all seriousness.... "just spawning...be out soon".

 

[King Fisher]

I'm not surprised at the size of that fish. Its small but well within the range of what you would expect a 2 year old coho to look like. Jacks and Jills that return one year earlier than their cohorts (year class) come back for one reason.... to spawn. But to spawn and 'want to spawn' are two entirely different matters. Most Jacks and Jills that come back are able to spawn successfully or at least are able to, if given the chance by the dominant age class. There are others though that have returned simply on the urge to do so with no real sexual maturity to back up that urge. From the look of that fish, I would think it is very sexually immature and has more of the 'urge' rather than the 'stuff'. Reminds me of when I was younger, hogging the bathroom and my mom would say "what are you doing?" To which I summoned all my fisheries knowledge and not wanting to lie to mommie said, with all seriousness.... "just spawning...be out soon".

Not something u hear everyday. LOL

 

[Roe_kid]

I'm not surprised at the size of that fish. Its small but well within the range of what you would expect a 2 year old coho to look like. Jacks and Jills that return one year earlier than their cohorts (year class) come back for one reason.... to spawn. But to spawn and 'want to spawn' are two entirely different matters. Most Jacks and Jills that come back are able to spawn successfully or at least are able to, if given the chance by the dominant age class. There are others though that have returned simply on the urge to do so with no real sexual maturity to back up that urge. From the look of that fish, I would think it is very sexually immature and has more of the 'urge' rather than the 'stuff'. Reminds me of when I was younger, hogging the bathroom and my mom would say "what are you doing?" To which I summoned all my fisheries knowledge and not wanting to lie to mommie said, with all seriousness.... "just spawning...be out soon".

lol.......alrighty then

 

[Flyfishin Magician]

I'm not surprised at the size of that fish. Its small but well within the range of what you would expect a 2 year old coho to look like. Jacks and Jills that return one year earlier than their cohorts (year class) come back for one reason.... to spawn. But to spawn and 'want to spawn' are two entirely different matters. Most Jacks and Jills that come back are able to spawn successfully or at least are able to, if given the chance by the dominant age class. There are others though that have returned simply on the urge to do so with no real sexual maturity to back up that urge. From the look of that fish, I would think it is very sexually immature and has more of the 'urge' rather than the 'stuff'. Reminds me of when I was younger, hogging the bathroom and my mom would say "what are you doing?" To which I summoned all my fisheries knowledge and not wanting to lie to mommie said, with all seriousness.... "just spawning...be out soon".

Umm - just a bit too much information thanks!

 

[fishfanatic]

Its good to see a sense of humor in a forum LOL.