fish ID

[Bryantfish]

hey guys new to bloodydecks.. i needed some help with a fish ID... i caught this fish down in mexico off of a jetty ... my thoughts its a salmon. the meat was very pink redish thats why i am leaning to the salmon... any help would be great thank you for your time...

Thomas!

[Smudge]

Yes sir. That is a salmon. Nice silver! They get lost every year. How far south were you??

[yellowtailnsd]

That's what it is. We get a few here in San Diego every year.

[Sherm]

Si.....es un salmon

[ahidog]

Looks tasty to me bring it to my house and I'll let you know for sure what it is...PM for address

[Bryantfish]

that is my 2nd one down at my beach house... i am around 72K south... Thank you for the help! going back south this weekend.. i will post what i pull out of the water when i get back!.

[rodngun762]

Very cool!! All that cold water upwelling in inshore baja must be holding them.

[tunanorth]

Wow, this may be a record for the furthest south a salmon has ever been caught.
About 10 years ago, the Big Game 90 caught a salmon at El Islote just below San Quintin. There are no records of salmon ever being caught below that point.
Were you further south than that?

[fujirose]

It definitely is a salmon. However, it may be a silver salmon, which if caught in the oceans and rivers, is protected and can not be kept. The scuttlebutt on fines up here is that they could go as high as $15,000, each!

If it is a king salmon, the minimum size limit is 24". The wardens typically check the gums of the lower jaw. Kings are black (hence the nickname of "blackmouth"), the silvers have some white (even a speck can get you a ticket!). Silvers have a green hue when in the water and are known to be more acrobatic during the fight. The silvers have no dark speckling or spots on the tail. There are other differing characteristics, like ridges on the rays of the tail fin and number of rays on the anal fin, but college was a long time ago.

And yes, silvers are one of the three best tasting species of salmon.

Jim

[Blackfish]

Jim, Good info, but I think he said he is 72K (kilometers) south...and he lives in Escondido . I think that would put him down past or near Ensenada ? ???

Not sure if they even have rules about Salmon in Mexico.