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frozensalmon

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what happened to this salmon
« on: October 06, 2011, 09:58:47 PM »



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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 10:01:31 PM »
Well it looks like it died and the birds ate the eye balls.
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 10:02:45 PM »
Haha I think that is exactly what happened. Extremely common after salmon spawn. I'm not sure why the birds go for the eyes, but they always seem to choose that part first.
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 10:13:34 PM »
looks like u almost stepped on it ! ;D
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silver ghost

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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 10:17:22 PM »
I want to say chum but its probably too early so...sockeye? where was it? I say sockeye
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 10:21:03 PM »
Definately a Chum!!!!
 Hope he got to spawn ;)
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 10:21:36 PM »
Quote from: fishunter on October 06, 2011, 10:17:22 PM
I want to say chum but its probably too early so...sockeye? where was it? I say sockeye

Your joking right? Its clearly a chum. If you dont know that you best be doing some more researching on your pacific salmon species.

Typical spawned out chum. Nothing unusual about this photo
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2011, 10:22:03 PM »
no not a sockeye.. definatlly a chum, i saw a few in there two weeks ago, you can tell by the black and red strips.
and i heard the eyes have the most nutrients and just taste the best.
and hows the wet wading  ::) bout time to invest in some waders.

edit: got beaten to it.
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 10:24:17 PM »
What happened to this chum salmon is it's dead and decomposing. The eyes are obviously pecked out by birds and eaten since it's the softest tissue on the salmon. Plus very nutritious ;)
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2011, 10:35:53 PM »
Looks like a troll fish to me.
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2011, 10:46:23 PM »
Your foot odor proved to be deadly
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2011, 10:52:12 PM »
Surrey Steelhead  ;D
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2011, 11:02:27 PM »
Quote from: bbronswyk2000 on October 06, 2011, 10:21:36 PM
Your joking right? Its clearly a chum. If you dont know that you best be doing some more researching on your pacific salmon species.

Typical spawned out chum. Nothing unusual about this photo

oh gee, what a capitol crime I have just committed. forgive me oh great one but I don't fish chum and have never caught one. I have seen sockeye that lose their redness after spawning and become miscolored after being dead a few days, and the ones I saw looked much like pictures of chum I have seen. [And I know the ones I saw were indeed socekeye for sure]

didn't know there was a mandatory species identification test to post on this site. chill out.
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2011, 11:05:19 PM »
Quote from: fishunter on October 06, 2011, 11:02:27 PM
chill out.

Perhaps you need to take your own advice in future postings.
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Re: what happened to this salmon
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2011, 11:06:40 PM »
 ;D
Quote from: Rodney on October 06, 2011, 11:05:19 PM
Perhaps you need to take your own advice in future postings.
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