The Beast - Northern Coho Salmon

by R Smith
(Smithers, BC Canada)

Look at the size of the head on that guy... on the Coho Salmon =)

Look at the size of the head on that guy... on the Coho Salmon =)

I have fished for the elusive Northern Coho for the past seven years on the Skeena River west of Terrace, British Columbia. It is usually in late October and cold as hell out there. The day I caught this monster was the only day in seven years fishing on the famous "China Bar" the wind wasn't blowing 90 miles an hour....


This guy put up a crazy fight and actually broke off the hook during what's commonly referred to as the "Coho Roll" about two feet from shore. Without any hesitation my wife jumped in and wrestled the fish onto shore. She then took the photo I submitted before heading to the camper to change into dry clothes.

This is my personal best Northern Coho salmon, weighing just over 20 pounds.

I make smoked lox with all the coho salmon we catch. It's vacuum sealed, froze and enjoyed all winter.

Cheers,
R Smith



Jason's Response:

Hi Roger,

Congratulations on taking First Place in the 2011 Fishing Photo and Story Contest. That's a cool shot taken in the photo, and kuddos to your wife to be daring enough to jump in after that Coho Salmon. Thank you for participating.

That Northern Coho Salmon is a Beast

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Cool story
by: Anonymous

Your wife should have got to have her picture taken after doing all the dirty work.


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The head
by: Anonymous

"Look at the head on that guy"? Are you talking about the fish or your own head? LOL

Nice picture and a beautiful salmon.

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Nice Photo
by: Anonymous

Congrats on winning the competition. You must have came out of nowhere at the last minutes because it seemed like there where a couple other pictures with a whole bunch of comments that seemed like that they were going to get a whole bunch of votes.

I like your picture with this coho salmon. Look at the mouth! Crazy.

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Good job
by: Anonymous

Way to go! Gorgeous fish and good eating. Congrats on the contest.

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