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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sinaran on November 01, 2005, 03:53:10 PM

Title: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Sinaran on November 01, 2005, 03:53:10 PM

i've always heard the spawned out salmons/spawning salmons r not good for eating, some even mentioned that the coloured ones already have some kind of toxic developed in them. i don't know, i personally don't keep any spawning or spawned out salmons, haven't even tried those before. thanks for any information, that might help some of us here.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Fish Assassin on November 01, 2005, 03:59:00 PM

I don't know about the toxins (perhaps a biologist can help out here) but coloured salmon are mushy and tasteless. I made the mistake once and never again.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Rodney on November 01, 2005, 10:48:07 PM

Coloured fish that are near spawning phase don't taste good, period. Not sure why people sometimes bonk a coloured fish and say, "it's for the smoker."

A old fish smoked, is still an old fish. The flesh are still soft, and will fall apart when you pick it up.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Sterling C on November 01, 2005, 10:55:01 PM

Let me break it down in picture form.

Good eating

(http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/2004/P1010060.jpg)

Questionable

(http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/2004/P1010059.jpg)

Too dark

(http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/2004/P1010062.jpg)

"Still good, still good.......it'll smoke out" eh BP?!?

(http://gallery.fishbc.com/albums/2004/P1010101.sized.jpg)

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: BwiBwi on November 02, 2005, 12:13:58 AM

Holly cow!!! How long did you hold that fish?!?!  ;D ;D

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Floater on November 02, 2005, 12:31:55 AM

Biff is a little fish spoiled i think the third coho to me still looks fine.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Rodney on November 02, 2005, 12:33:19 AM

When you can get into that many coho, you are allowed to be picky. ;)

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Floater on November 02, 2005, 12:34:39 AM

They got coho in alberta? :P

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Sterling C on November 02, 2005, 07:22:18 AM

Quote from: Floater on November 02, 2005, 12:34:39 AM

They got coho in alberta? :P

No but chums have been documented as far up as the Alberta border in the Mackenzie system.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Floater on November 02, 2005, 10:36:27 PM

Now thats a trip.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on November 02, 2005, 11:07:14 PM

weird, i thought chum travelled the least distance away from the ocean

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: cohoslayer1 on November 03, 2005, 05:30:20 PM

I have caught many like the one in the third pic and decided to keep one . That was a mistake it turned out to be horrible. It went pitch black! :P :P

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Coho Cody on November 03, 2005, 05:35:13 PM

the last one looks questionable ::) ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: cohoslayer1 on November 03, 2005, 05:54:16 PM

No as soon as you bring out of the water and kill it. It turns really dark almost as dark as this one


http://photobucket.com/albums/d63/cohoslayer/?action=view&current=fishing012.jpg

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Fish Assassin on November 03, 2005, 06:03:39 PM

Keep fish that have a white chin and belly

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: Sterling C on November 03, 2005, 08:17:13 PM

Cohoslayer, just a piece of advice, any fish you wish to release you should leave in the water. Being up on the rocks and sand like that removes slime.

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: cohoslayer1 on November 03, 2005, 08:28:09 PM

i realized that after i released it i felt really dumb :-[ :-[

Title: Re: When are salmons not safe for eating?
Post by: The Gilly on November 04, 2005, 05:05:55 PM

When they're in the mouth of a grizzly ;D