How to identify Coho (Silver) Salmon
Unless otherwise noted: hatchery salmon, steelhead, and trout are marked by removing their adipose fin.
Most Reliable Feature
Lower jaw is banded from dark outside teeth to white at base teeth to dark inside mouth.
Secondary Feature
Tail fin rays are ribbed with prominent cross-hatching along length of rays.
Less Dependable Feature
Round black spots may be present on upper lobe of tail. Extremely variable in saltwater.
Wild: Not Fin-Clipped
