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Post by salmonking on Oct 23, 2006 18:09:27 GMT
caught this little fish tday,i know it is thin,apart from that,would anyone consider this a takeable fish?  |
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Post by robmason on Oct 23, 2006 18:55:15 GMT
No use on the dinner table. Hopefully it would have the energy to spawn. I'd give it the kiss of life and put him back.
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Post by tyneandrew on Oct 23, 2006 19:09:13 GMT
I think the question you are asking is referring to the 'freshness' of the fish. In which case it would be.
Although robmason correctly points out there are better one's - in terms of shape.
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Post by williegunn on Oct 23, 2006 19:24:34 GMT
. Hopefully it would have the energy to spawn. . Energy to spawn.................it looks as if it already has. |
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Post by Fruin on Oct 23, 2006 19:34:42 GMT
It looks to be a bit brown in the gills. I think it is all down to circumstance, what you have already taken for the table, what river it came from, how strong stocks are etc etc etc.
I put a similar one, a bit deeper in the body, back on friday. However, I have no real need of a fish for the table. I like to keep one for my boys birthday tea - he likes salmon, and maybe one other for the table.
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Post by duncan on Oct 23, 2006 19:35:35 GMT
A good rule is always return your first, then consider taking your second, but if you have the slightest doubt then return it.
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Post by speycaster on Oct 23, 2006 20:59:03 GMT
its a bit thin but takeable
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Post by salmonscotty16lb on Oct 23, 2006 22:05:01 GMT
well done on putting such a fish back i would but had a conversation on my local river last week when another guy gave me the brilliant  advice that if i land a stale fish its only good to sell to the Chinese down the road our river has a small run and numbers are so low scientists in local paper reported salmon were extinct from the river 3years ago!! blood boil stuff had to get off my chest!! any how salmon king u catch plenty of nice fish going with recent pics! keep it up mate and keep plenty going back  |
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Post by hadrian on Oct 23, 2006 23:48:13 GMT
Big fish,small fish,fat fish,slim fish,either way its survived one hell of a journey and should be treated with the same amount of respect as any other salmon.It seems,small,skinny,kelt like salmon have been commonplace this season,many opinions for this have been expressed on this forum and others.The general consensus is that the problem is related to either food available to the fish at sea or parasites inside the fish.Either way it would suggest genetics have little to do with the problem.
To suggest taking a fish of this appearance would be no loss to the gene pool, in my opinion is wrong,I'm not saying it should have been returned,I'm not saying it should have been retained,I'm saying to suggest its not important one way or another because of its appearance is wrong.
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advice that if i land a stale fish its only good to sell to the Chinese down the road 