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[Sterling C]

Jack coho or peamouth chub. I can`t decide.  

[floatfisher]

Maybe its a very very late spring or a very very very very early spring, stuff happens.

Not a chance. White gums rule that out!

[Blackgivesway2blue]

They wouldn't be that dark early or late. Early would be chromer. Late would be way darker.

[fly fisher]

thats 10000000% a coho just blew the pic up huge the tail has no spots it just looks like it does

[Riverman]

I know it sounds crazy but this fish has many of the markings and characteristics of a young Atlantic Salmon.http://www.google.ca/search?q=salmon+identification&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=9t9&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=I have not seen Pacific  fish with marks on their heads like that.

[typhoon]

thats 10000000% a coho just blew the pic up huge the tail has no spots it just looks like it does

It certainly has spots.

[purple monster]

considering the info provided by Riverman,  such as the mouth terminating directly under the eyes, and the X shaped spots, I would also go with Atlantic salmon, but not sure about the tail.

[floatfisher]

The mouth seems to be short because it's a female. I've caught and seen many more of these late run coho in my 20 years of fishing. They also have a nickname of chameleon coho because sometimes when you catch them they're chrome, yet as soon as you kill that thing it's darker than your boot lol.

[Sandman]

I would agree with the Atlantic ID, nice bronze colouring, but for the spotted tail.  Since Typhoon only noticed the spots on the tail in the photo, it could be an optical illusion. The number of anal fin rays would have told you if it is Atlantic or Pacific (< 12 same as steelhead).

[cohoaaron]

If it was an atlantic, being that coloured, dont you think its spots would have lighter halos around them?

[typhoon]

The spots on the gill plate also look abnormally large.
I've heard of a Pinook (Pink/Chinook hybrid). Is there such a thing as a PinkHo?

[alan701]

Im voting for coho jack, I have caught some late in the season with abundant spots before as well, although that was on some north side flows.  

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[Carich980]

I caught one of these in Mid November except mine was silver, I was stuck on the ID because mine had a white mouth, both white gums and a white tongue? I just figured it was a coho and let it go.

[cutthroat22]

pinkhonookheadockeyethroat?

[Sandman]

If it was an atlantic, being that coloured, dont you think its spots would have lighter halos around them?

The halos are not as pronounced in maturing fish, especially hens (as opposed to males in full breeding dress).  Could still be an Atlantic...certainly is a puzzler.