I have now heard of and/or seen 4 salmon caught near Santa Barbara Harbor. A couple of guys I know have caught three and I witnessed a kid catch one yesterday. They have ranged from 20 - 28 inches. At first we assumed they were Kings (Chinooks) but they have white mouths and kind of look dull and their jaws look slightly hooked (like the ones do when they just start up a river to spawn). They don't really look like steelhead but I've only seen steelhead in rivers and don't know if they look different. I have heard that Sockeye don't come down this far.

Anyone have any ideas about what kind of salmonoids these are?

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