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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: JBB on October 11, 2012, 05:54:13 PM

Title: To keep or not to keep
Post by: JBB on October 11, 2012, 05:54:13 PM

What visual clues do you use to determine whether or not to keep a chum for the smoker.? The search engine
yielded a lot of off topic entries.

Title: Re: To keep or not to keep
Post by: BCfisherman97 on October 11, 2012, 05:58:29 PM

White belly, sea lice, little to no faint strips on side, firm feelling to the fish. 

Title: Re: To keep or not to keep
Post by: Dennis.t on October 11, 2012, 06:08:29 PM

Quote from: JBB on October 11, 2012, 05:54:13 PM

What visual clues do you use to determine whether or not to keep a chum for the smoker.? The search engine
yielded a lot of off topic entries.

Once you confirm you have a chum.Throw it back,fresh water Chum make lousy smokers.

Title: Re: To keep or not to keep
Post by: FlyFishin Magician on October 11, 2012, 06:19:51 PM

Not if they're from the Squamish!!!  Mind you, there has not been a retention there for some time.  Hopefully the run will be good this year.  I've got some flies tied up and ready to go!   ;)

Title: Re: To keep or not to keep
Post by: NiceFish on October 11, 2012, 06:36:31 PM

white belly, sea lice, chrome appearing -- still will probably show some coloration but the scales will still all be mostly intact and it will appear chrome or shiny in good lighting...haven't kept many chum but have kept one or two in this condition turned out just fine for table fare. Black belly = stay away

Title: Re: To keep or not to keep
Post by: canso on October 11, 2012, 08:02:45 PM

scales, fish need scales. if it dosn't have a reflective shine it has no scales.