Salmon Photos? Lets see your favorites!

[Dhoey07]

My first pink haha ... by the looks of it we definitely need to invest in a boat!

Lol look how scared she is to hold it. Oh how I love that girl.

Hahaha not scared! I didn't know how to hold them at the time..    lol.

These fish pictures are AWESOME though! Good job.

That's because you "hold" pinks with your boot while pushing them back in the river 

HAHAH.. ok this made me laugh.. yes yes yes fish snobs galore I'm not experienced enough to be there yet. Pinks are good for smoking!

Oh, I'm just playing with ya  Any women that catches any salmon is ok in my book 

[Smossy]

My first pink haha ... by the looks of it we definitely need to invest in a boat!

Lol look how scared she is to hold it. Oh how I love that girl.

Hahaha not scared! I didn't know how to hold them at the time..    lol.

These fish pictures are AWESOME though! Good job.

That's because you "hold" pinks with your boot while pushing them back in the river 

To me thats a waste of meat. Im the kind of guy who still smokes and eats dark silvers and kings. The worst salmon is still more nutritious then most other fish.

[Button Nubbs]

Brown king! The other white meat!

[PolarBear]

They make their own gravy!   

[Smossy]

Ive caught quite a few kings to that people were thought were "boots" and the meat was bright red. The fish get held up at the mouth of the rivers and start to get dark, Yet the meat is still perfect because it hasnt been sitting in fresh water and started its transition period.
Check your fish before you chuck em.

[MADMAX]

Heres some
Hatchery silvers, first and 4th place LaPush derby
Big kings Lapush

[Button Nubbs]

Ive caught quite a few kings to that people were thought were "boots" and the meat was bright red. The fish get held up at the mouth of the rivers and start to get dark, Yet the meat is still perfect because it hasnt been sitting in fresh water and started its transition period.
Check your fish before you chuck em.

How do you check the meat before you chuck them?

[WSU]

The theory that fish holding in tidewater don't lose their quality is plain wrong.  They are sexually maturing by the minute and the meat degrades accordingly. 

[sirmissalot]

The theory that fish holding in tidewater don't lose their quality is plain wrong.  They are sexually maturing by the minute and the meat degrades accordingly.

Exactly. And fat reserves begin to get used up. That's why pinks are so flavorless... They have very little fat, and why kings, especially springers are especially delicious.

I just can't stand the smell of slimy dark fish. Certainly couldn't stand eating one. But, to each their own of course.

[WSU]

I'm not saying don't eat dark fish.  If people enjoy them there is no reason not to eat them.  I say more power to ya if you enjoy eating them!

[Button Nubbs]

I'm not saying don't eat dark fish.  If people enjoy them there is no reason not to eat them.  I say more power to ya if you enjoy eating them!

I'm sure all those kings we got on in tidewater this year had great meat! You shoulda gave them the wood shampoo wsu!

[Mr Mykiss]

She goes out for two hours and...

[WSU]

I'm not saying don't eat dark fish.  If people enjoy them there is no reason not to eat them.  I say more power to ya if you enjoy eating them!

I'm sure all those kings we got on in tidewater this year had great meat! You shoulda gave them the wood shampoo wsu!

We killed a few when I had people who don't fish much with me.  The meat was a total crap shoot.  Bright looking fish (relatively speaking) had white meat and darker fish had decent (not good) looking meat.  You roll the dice if you decide to kill one of those, including those with sea lice. 

[Becky]

My first pink haha ... by the looks of it we definitely need to invest in a boat!

Lol look how scared she is to hold it. Oh how I love that girl.

Hahaha not scared! I didn't know how to hold them at the time..    lol.

These fish pictures are AWESOME though! Good job.

That's because you "hold" pinks with your boot while pushing them back in the river 

HAHAH.. ok this made me laugh.. yes yes yes fish snobs galore I'm not experienced enough to be there yet. Pinks are good for smoking!

Oh, I'm just playing with ya  Any women that catches any salmon is ok in my book 

  

[Smossy]

I'm not saying don't eat dark fish.  If people enjoy them there is no reason not to eat them.  I say more power to ya if you enjoy eating them!

Taste great to me. To each theyre own. and yes. Ive pulled plenty of dark fish that were bright red, ask my lady.

I'm not saying don't eat dark fish.  If people enjoy them there is no reason not to eat them.  I say more power to ya if you enjoy eating them!

I'm sure all those kings we got on in tidewater this year had great meat! You shoulda gave them the wood shampoo wsu!

Shoulda gave em to me, as long as they're body isnt physically rotting away yet Ill still eat/smoke them. Never once regretted it.
Had a few I thought were borderline iffy though and tossed em.