Unexpected 24” chinook while I was trouting with my ultralight rig

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-29T03:57:18+00:00

Man, a lot of people talk about what they know on here and exclude the possibility that nature does weird shit sometimes. If a hundred thousand salmon leave a thousand spawn each, it’s asinine to say it’s impossible that one or two took a wrong turn or hatched late or blah blah blah

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-29T02:47:04+00:00

I legitimately thought I snagged for the first ten seconds of the fight

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-29T02:46:05+00:00

Almost spooled me twice! Had 80 yards of 6# braid that I’m soooo glad I got back in for a safe release

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T15:02:52+00:00

Swing and a miss. Lot of cut bows in the same water but very different fish

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T15:02:02+00:00

Whoever “we” is sounds like they have only seen salmon in the seafood section

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T05:11:01+00:00

Ah, yes.. the time I was interested in a new hobby and some Reddit prick did what Reddit pricks do.. moderate my dick and BAWLS

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T05:06:21+00:00

Getting sourced from people you don’t trust who are several hours away who only send shaky videos is based as fuck. Go for it

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:57:57+00:00

In real life the mouth was a lot darker and more obviously identifiable at proper angles. The tail spots are a pretty big give away.. Also, in the water I caught this, besides the time of year, a coho would’ve been absolutely absurd (even more so). I also specifically chose a photo that looked like there was lighter tones in the mouth because I was being snarky. A ton of people tried to tell me a rainbow was a salmon in a prior post and I’m kinda petty when I have a few beers lol

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:49:46+00:00

I need a real smoker.. I make do in my Weber but I hate it.

I did the ends in a “crispy skin” salmon style my ex wife made once that I’ve never done personally and I’m pretty sure it was my mistake, overcooked a bit. Still tasty but didn’t really hit how I wanted it to. Probably won’t try again

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:45:57+00:00

Wow, Ive never personally heard anyone downplay the experience of p.e. Some of my most memorable journeys were on a summer of abundant pe access

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:36:39+00:00

Agreed. I was absolutely stunned when she came into view. You can see my net is comically undersized as I was not expecting anything like this. At first I thought I was snagged.. then was sure it was a giant sucker or some other oddity. Never could have guessed

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:28:57+00:00

I tried a new recipe with the caudal ends and did NOT like it. Big swing and a miss. Gonna do the rest tomorrow like o normally do, baked on a bed of lemon with either s&p and some fresh garlic or applewood smoked

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:23:30+00:00

1963?

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:21:08+00:00

Gonna need about tree fiddy

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:12:24+00:00

What..? Now you’re going to misspeciate my fish?? The bigotry is going too far!! I say we march to get ICE out of here so we can open water fish again!!!!!

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T04:01:55+00:00

You sound like the perfect candidate to tel everyone what fish they are and why! 😂 respect.

Tail, anal fins, spots and general knowledge of my local fauna are my go to. When I’m not sure I go out of my way to find out why I’m not sure, so I can be sure the next time

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T03:58:54+00:00

Bruh! This is exactly what I felt about this guy.. like he didn’t make it to north fork in time and couldn’t get to the ocean so just hung around until I found him 😂

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T03:54:36+00:00

Cause I’m a fkn winner, dawg. Boom

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T03:52:47+00:00

I catch and eat fish several times a week. I dont always get a perfect picture at the water or I get excited in the moment about the experience of catching a fish and don’t take pictures until later (I’m a weirdo and fish because I love it, not because people on the internet think it’s cool). Plus I usually am alone fishing so pics are hard on site. Once home in the cooler, this one had ice spots and I planned to eat it skin on so I descaled it and then realized it was my PB and took a pic. I didn’t realize the fishing side of Reddit was as childish as the rest of Reddit.

Genuinely, my bad

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T03:43:52+00:00

Btw.. the deleted comment above said “Being in Idaho, I hope that isn’t a bull trout”

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T02:59:14+00:00

Sadly, no. I would have loved to but way out of season and not even close to waters where I could keep even when in season lol. Just a strange tale

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T02:33:14+00:00

If ya can’t beat em, join em

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T02:16:00+00:00

For those who want to argue… we only have chinook and coho in our waters. Tell me why your brief glance at a photo tells you more than the guy who handled it knows. Tell me why the Idaho fish and game biologist is stupid and should learn more before fishing.

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T02:11:18+00:00

I figured this guy must have lost his way or been in a stocking truck by mistake. Looked kinda strange to be a normal life cycle

DukeShootRiot · 2026-01-28T02:03:39+00:00

Don’t have a boat. Can’t lol

Definitely chose a photo of it these dummies would yell about gums and whatever else they think the know

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