Salmon
Oregon Fishing
Oct 23, 2023 15:09:00 #
Neighbor got a huge one yesterday. Still a great place to reside no matter what anyone thinks. This year has been great for Salmon. I wish some of my old friends were still alive or the other older ones wanted to go fishing still. Grandkids seem to take over old friends time but that’s a great way to spend your life. But this is WHY people fish for salmon here.
Common sized salmon in Oregon for 2023 Fall
Oct 23, 2023 15:42:30 #
Based on the color and the size of its stomach it looks likel a pre spawn salmon to me. I maybe wrong , but if so why would anyone what to keep such a fish and not allow it to spawn , lay its eggs and further enhance the salmon population! The meat probably tastes like sh…t
Oct 23, 2023 16:10:52 #
Glennthen
Loc: Sandpoint, ID
Still above water wrote:
Based on the color and the size of its stomach it looks likel a pre spawn salmon to me. I maybe wrong , but if so why would anyone what to keep such a fish and not allow it to spawn , lay its eggs and further enhance the salmon population! The meat probably tastes like sh…t
Totally pre-spawn and literally the ONLY time I would eat a salmon. If you're eating post spawn salmon you are eating a salmon you found on the bank. You'd be dining with the gulls. ahahah
Oct 23, 2023 16:15:05 #
Glennthen wrote:
Totally pre-spawn and literally the ONLY time I would eat a salmon. If you're eating post spawn salmon you are eating a salmon you found on the bank. You'd be dining with the gulls. ahahah
👍👍😂
Oct 23, 2023 16:51:20 #
Still above water wrote:
Based on the color and the size of its stomach it looks likel a pre spawn salmon to me. I maybe wrong , but if so why would anyone what to keep such a fish and not allow it to spawn , lay its eggs and further enhance the salmon population! The meat probably tastes like sh…t
Have you eaten much fresh caught Salmon? Hens have eggs… ( bait ) to cure. Bucks have excellent meat still even when that dark. But whatever. You eat em after the spawn? Hatcheries keep the fish going. Native fish are usually off limits for BBQ
Oct 23, 2023 16:52:32 #
By the looks of the head ( jaw ) it’s a hen. Those are Eggs in the belly area. Probably $100 or more worth.
Oct 23, 2023 16:53:45 #
Glennthen wrote:
Totally pre-spawn and literally the ONLY time I would eat a salmon. If you're eating post spawn salmon you are eating a salmon you found on the bank. You'd be dining with the gulls. ahahah
This guy is from Italy. He hasn’t been around here much. He was extradited recently. 🤣🤣
Oct 23, 2023 17:08:00 #
Jeremy wrote:
This guy is from Italy. He hasn’t been around here much. He was extradited recently. 🤣🤣
Really! Good one my friend. No salmon in Italy. That would explain his stupidity! Teach your fellow Oregonians how not destroy a fishery!!!! Question, did that Italian even have a legal fishing license!?
Oct 23, 2023 17:39:41 #
Still above water wrote:
Why are u talking that sh.t. Why are u bringing my heritage into this conversation ?
I’m done! Peace be with you! I will never ever respond to anymore of your posts!
Oct 23, 2023 17:55:03 #
Glennthen
Loc: Sandpoint, ID
Jeremy wrote:
This guy is from Italy. He hasn’t been around here much. He was extradited recently. 🤣🤣
LOL!!!
Oct 23, 2023 18:08:19 #
florida
Loc: Southwest Florida/ Virginia
That is a pre spawn. Why keep such a valuable fish for the future of the salmon fishery?
Oct 23, 2023 18:15:31 #
florida wrote:
That is a pre spawn. Why keep such a valuable fish for the future of the salmon fishery?
👍👍 Some people don’t get it. Maybe it was an Italian salmon!😂😂😂
Oct 23, 2023 18:18:35 #
Still above water wrote:
I’m done! Peace be with you! I will never ever respond to anymore of your posts!
Huh. I was joking dude. Remember the pictures from Italy? I don’t care where you’re from buddy. Sucks if you’re going away mad dude. That wasn’t the idea. Remember when I kept joking about you being extradited during your vacation?
You’re wrong about the fisheries here. Hatcheries are what keep the Salmon going. You can’t harvest a native that spawns. Hatcheries collect enough eggs and milk to produce enough to keep them going. You need to read up on it is my guess. Sorry if you’re offended it was to crack you up dude.
Oct 23, 2023 18:23:45 #
florida wrote:
That is a pre spawn. Why keep such a valuable fish for the future of the salmon fishery?
Hatcheries milk the bucks and fertilize the eggs in a perfect environment then release them. Native fish are not allowed to be kept usually. Actually that is a huge fish. In nature large and small males are favored. Because hens drop eggs … bucks try to fertilize… small jacks can come milk the eggs under a large Buck but then you wouldn’t have a fish the size of this one.
Oct 23, 2023 18:26:33 #
I use to fish natives when we could. Sometimes the rules will change late in season to allow native fish pending on location. Actually the largest I ever caught was 55” and about 60# it was a Buck and was excellent eating even with dark skin. Hens burn up all their red meat on egg production. Bucks don’t.
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