Sockeye or Chum or ??

[sir-vivor]

Today fished by the South Arm and we pulled this fish, took a pic thinking it was a Sockeye and quickly returned it successfully .

Upon return , looking at the picture again it kinda looks like a Chum (mouth especually and tail kinda but not the strips).

What do you think it is ?

 

[agentaqua]

chum - no spots on caudal - white tip on anal...

 

[profisher]

Chum, very narrow wrist on the tail and large eye. The clincher will be when you clean it...pale or light coloured orange flesh...sockeye would be brilliant red.

 

[sir-vivor]

Chum, very narrow wrist on the tail and large eye. The clincher will be when you clean it...pale or light coloured orange flesh...sockeye would be brilliant red.

Thanks but it was released very healthy lol

 

[sir-vivor]

This thread has now been completed !
Thanks for confirming my hunch it was a Chum ...

 

[Lipripper]

Chum have round scales and sockeye have a diamond shape scales... Ocean bright female chum can be damn hard to tell from a sock sometimes