a Chinook salmon, especially one over a specified weight. See tyee (def. 3) 1958 quote.
See also: tyee (def. 3)
- 1961  Record tyee chinook is a 92-pounder on rod and reel, a 126 1/2-pounder by net. . . .
- 1963  Fletcher reports a friend drew a blank Sunday at Britannia . . . another ordinarily good tyee chinook hangout at this time. . . .