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white pink salmon
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:09 pm
by tomm454
caught some pinks today and when i was cutting up the salmon one had white meat and the rest were pink/red never heard of white meat in pink salmon anyone know of such thing?
RE:white pink salmon
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:23 pm
by Blackmouth
More common in Chinook, it has to do with the make up of the diet of the fish, ie shrimp, herring, anchovy, etc.
RE:white pink salmon
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:46 pm
by cole steffens
i caught one out of the stilly today that was like that
RE:white pink salmon
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:48 pm
by Toni
I believe the flesh changes color the longer it is in the river.
RE:white pink salmon
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:06 pm
by tomm454
OK thanks to all hope it turns out good in the smoker
RE:white pink salmon
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:19 pm
by Toni
Mine did.