ARC253
10/1/2019 6:42:54 PMThat’s a pink salmon, which is closed up there I believe. And if it were a steelhead you’d be poaching because it’s not clipped.
Tepa56
10/3/2019 4:30:36 PMPoaching never heard that term for fish if I thought it was hatchery but if it is not my mistake were all human
Speedbird 48
8/17/2021 11:13:34 PMThis was a mistake in the same way that running a red light because you literally never opened up the drivers rule book.
Lspencer23
10/3/2019 8:35:34 AM?? should this guy be fishing if he can't read the regs or know what species he is keeping?
Speedbird 48
8/17/2021 11:16:52 PMBe grateful that was a Pink and not an "amazing wild pound Steelhead". Wild summer run Steelhead in the Snohomish river system are almost extinct
totem420
10/3/2019 12:23:52 PM9lbs? Not likely. How did the meat look?
ARC253
10/5/2019 7:54:12 PMButtery white isn’t a thing with salmon. That means the fish is past its prime, cat and dog food at best.
If it ain’t chrome, it ain’t going home.
If it ain’t chrome, it ain’t going home.
ARC253
10/6/2019 1:38:10 PMHahahahha you sound stupid eating close to spawning pinks dude. Do some research into them. Their immune systems stop working because they don’t have energy for it to function anymore, that’s why the meat turns white. That shit is gross. You should respect Gods creation and let it do its thing when it’s that far along in it spawning phase. Plus broke the law taking that fish.... so who is stupid?
Speedbird 48
8/17/2021 11:15:11 PMYou know what is the best way to respect Gods creation? When a salmon is this dark, instead of killing it for subpar meat, release it so that it can make many more salmon
Tepa56
10/3/2019 4:30:37 PM
Whatcom
10/3/2019 9:32:26 PMsome people like theirs fried or baked, TEPA56 likes his 4lb. pink poached. This must be a joke or TEPA56 you need some fish ID lessons. I prefer to think you are pulling our leg.
T_dunzo
10/4/2019 11:41:55 AMThat is an illegally retained fish. Not cool
Speedbird 48
8/17/2021 11:14:31 PMIf you don't know, you shouldn't be fishing. If you spent literally five minutes reading the rules, you would know the answer to this.
jdp53
10/4/2019 12:18:47 PMI'm not going to pile on you here because it seems like you might be inexperienced and I am sure we all had a hard time with fish ID at some point.
Just make sure in the future, you are confident in your species identification and understand the regs. Know the difference between a native and a hatchery fish, and what is legal to harvest in the area you are fishing. Know the difference between all the fish you might encounter. Know when certain fish will be in the river as well. There is a lot to learn and consider.
When in doubt, turn it back. Im sure you will learn from this.
Just make sure in the future, you are confident in your species identification and understand the regs. Know the difference between a native and a hatchery fish, and what is legal to harvest in the area you are fishing. Know the difference between all the fish you might encounter. Know when certain fish will be in the river as well. There is a lot to learn and consider.
When in doubt, turn it back. Im sure you will learn from this.
hectorm
10/4/2019 12:40:07 PMWell said JDP53. More than likely inexperienced. Giving him the benefit of the doubt!
hectorm
10/5/2019 4:09:19 PMhttps://images.app.goo.gl/ybDA6RMM3M1QWA2o9
Check out the link. This is a steelhead. Hatchery fish have a clearly clipped adipose fin.
Honestly, if you can’t tell you can just Google it while you are on the river. We have access to so much information with our phones.
Also, there are multiple pages in the WDFW regulations book which helps with fish identification.
Check out the link. This is a steelhead. Hatchery fish have a clearly clipped adipose fin.
Honestly, if you can’t tell you can just Google it while you are on the river. We have access to so much information with our phones.
Also, there are multiple pages in the WDFW regulations book which helps with fish identification.
tightlines68
10/4/2019 7:56:41 PMOne hella ugly steelie! C'mon dude really....
Tepa56
10/5/2019 8:31:25 AMNothing went to waste why you guys act like its the end of the world ... question though how to I tell if it's a hatchery steel vs wild ?
ARC253
10/5/2019 4:08:35 PMPinks are closed on the snow/sky so you are breaking the law. That’s why people are getting on you. I wish I could just walk on to any river and keep what ever fish I want (although I would never keep a nasty pink anyways) I but I follow the rules, and so don’t most others... besides the Russians.
Hatchery fish have their adipose fin clipped. If you haven’t figured that out you really should go get a rules book and read through it. Miss identifying a fish happens but a game warden is ever going to buy you don’t know the difference between wild and hatch.
Hatchery fish have their adipose fin clipped. If you haven’t figured that out you really should go get a rules book and read through it. Miss identifying a fish happens but a game warden is ever going to buy you don’t know the difference between wild and hatch.
WheresDaFish
10/6/2019 8:09:19 AMIt’s like shooting a coyote with mange and telling your friends you got a wolf ??
