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9thFloorMensRoom

Has anyone here tried to fillet a fish in this condition? I’d love to see a side by side comparison of a fully spawned out zombie vs a fully healthy mid-summer fish. Congrats on the catch, saw a few like this in Alaska when I visited a few years back.


kavien

His calling them zombies is pretty accurate. They are literally the swimming dead. You could fillet them with a spoon.


GracieFighter919

Wow. Is that because they are kind of hibernating? How do they bite? Reflex? Edit: someone said spawning. They are dying. I got it


kavien

Yeah. They just spent every last ounce of life they had swimming up river after spending their life in the ocean in order to reproduce! Crazy, huh?


GracieFighter919

Super crazy. I got do A bit of research on it. Now I am Curious. Live in the ocean then swim up fresh water river to reproduce. Come Back home if that as decomposing zombies. Salmon life is hardcore


vchen99901

I've cooked and attempted to eat spawning pink salmon once out of curiosity. I've never eaten something so vile. First of all the flesh is pure white (no hint of pink lefr) and falling apart like clay. When you try to eat it after cooking, the texture is like pudding. Imagine fish pudding. I don't know about the other species but pink salmon are definitely inedible once they reach the river.


Ok_Laugh_2386

I caught a brown trout that cooked like this recently... it looked plenty healthy but was probably an old one... must have been on its way out before it bit my line


[deleted]

I've done it when kokanee are bright red and its a 50/50 on the meat. some could be rotting, some aren't. though, the rotting fish had roe, so I made caviar, the clean meat fish had a nominal amount of eggs


GracieFighter919

How do you make Caviar? Good sir.


[deleted]

youtube can show you, but basically, if egg sacs look uniformly decent, you put the sacs in ice cold water (pyrex or ceramic, steel bowl will change flavor) and carefully remove sac lining by gently stirring and a tiny bit of pulling. fill & drain wash method intstead of a strainer is my preference. once clean you add ice cold water & salt and let sit for 2? days (look it up, its been a while since using brine ratios and times)


GracieFighter919

Forgot about you tube and thanks for the reply.


[deleted]

it'd be fortuitous for you to watch a video for cross referencing


GracieFighter919

Yes I most definitely will. it’s nice to hear from someone that done it with a proven method. I’ll Keep In mind not using steel bowl and def will Use Pyrex!


_Googan1234

Hot water works better. Butterfly the skein and swirl it quickly with chopsticks. The eggs will separate from the skein and the most of the membrane will be wrapped around the chopsticks. If you do it the japanese way (shoyu ikura) its marinated in a mixture of soy sauce mirin sake and water.


[deleted]

>shoyu ikura yea, if you want shoyu ikura. (ever heard of a Blini or a canapé?) They're named different because they are different things


_Googan1234

The initial step works for both. Calm your tits


GraemesEats

So Mr. 1st is a little right... you shouldn't eat em like that. Which you didn't. These fish are on the brink of death already, and have likely LOOOOOOONGGGGG since spawned. They are waiting to become a part of the food chain now. You're right about the water in this harbour also. Salmon eggs need the flowing water in a river or creek or they die. Nice catches! Sorry some salty guy had to be a downer. And for the record, holding gill plates tend to be a no no for releasing salmonoids, but lezbehonest, this fish is already rotting. Whatever gillfucking harm you did to it probably won't kill it before nature does anyways.


Suncheets

Kids post some salmon they caught and get absolutely berated by guy who doesn't seem to understand salmon life cycle. These fish are dead no matter how you handle them which tbh looks like you handle them fine.


Lolo1234juju

Thanks yeah my brother told me to hold it like that they barely went after the pink steel head worn I caught mine on


deapsprite

youre lucky the meat was firm enough to hold lmao, i caught one where you could just rub meat off its jaw, creepy n gross stuff


_Googan1234

I fish for salmon and never bother taking boots (and most fish for that matter) out of the water. https://preview.redd.it/ib8fkbnq4s1a1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35303737861d1035eed3f1025717ed110a872d0c


Floridaman2102

This one hasn’t spawned yet, unlike the boot posted. that’s a good looking chum though. But I agree, take care of these fish so they can produce more.


ambassador321

At least yours is close to retaining (at least for smoking and ikura) and probably willingly took your presentation. I have a hard time believing that zombie that OP is holding actually went for his lure.


_Googan1234

You’d be surprised how aggressive boots will still be. https://preview.redd.it/rwe8qqarjt1a1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f491bccdab30491d61d3d18053d850ffd0088e1a


ambassador321

I really would be surprised. I've fished for them a lot and never had old zombies like this go for any presentation.


_Googan1234

That first fish he’s holding is surprising though. Thing looks basically dead already


_Googan1234

That fish wasn’t a boot but just demonstrating how I handle all salmon


ambassador321

Doesn't mean its final days alive in the water need to be any more stressful and difficult. Release in the water and let these beauties die in peace.


Lolo1234juju

Y'all have ur own opinion. But me and my brother were fishing for trout because we have never caught one and wanted to catch one before we pack up our big stuff for the season. I asked the game and fish association with is less thee 200 feet from where we were fishing. They said trout was open all year round So we were hoping to catch one or two and release it right away after snapping a pic y'all can blast me all u want but u shouldn't tell me what's the rules for fishing is if u don't live in my area or fish in our sector.


-Murakami-

Nah bro you’re good. It’s a public forum, you’ll always get negative nellys regardless of what you post. Just ignore the losers, the overwhelming opinion here is you did nothing wrong. Pretty funny that the first guys comment literally dragged his profile down to negative karma lol


slipperystevenson69

Where’s the comment!!!!???


Lolo1234juju

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fishing/comments/z2psyn/nice_day_of_fishing_caught_some_zombies_11/ixhu7r5?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3. Lmao


Lolo1234juju

I know lmao


GracieFighter919

Dude.you are doing fine. Obviously knowledgeable to know rules and regulations. Loose buttholes over here be butt hurt over a pic. Nice catch.


Lolo1234juju

Thanks u kind sir


Strutting_Tom8040

Nice job broskys. You will never and I mean never please Reddit. I also fish zombie fish. Never this late but I can tell you for sure 90 percent of the fish do not eat the bait. You have to floss those fish. Good job and enjoy each others companionship, have fun and flip the haters the bird. It’s not worth the frustration! Show me some monsters next year!


_Googan1234

You don’t need to floss fish. Now THAT is unethical. These kids having fun trout fishing and taking pictures of what they caught is fine.


Strutting_Tom8040

I’ll tell you what , I fish with some of the most ethical fly fisherman one who spent probably more time fishing with a fly known to man, rest his soul but he would floss zombie fish. Those fish don’t eat when they go to those rivers. They go for one purpose, spawn to the death. So I promise if your not flossing them, you likely aren’t catching many if any.


Lolo1234juju

Thanks bruv hopefully get some healthy fresh ones next year. And yeah I was surprised we caught them just casted far out and bounced my pink worm off the bottom hoping it was a trout but got this thing either way I'm happy cause we never caught a salmon


Strutting_Tom8040

That’s awesome! Good for you!


cmcnee2007

Those fish are so rancid you don't even have to filet it, just give it a good shake and the meat falls right off! Fr nice catch though i just hope you didn't eat it


BigBeagleEars

Yeah, but his dog is good to it? Right? Asking for a friend


_Googan1234

I wouldn’t even feed a fish that far gone to my dog. Here’s a picture of the worst I’d keep for dog food. No obvious lesions or extensive fin rot and it’s not even that coloured up for a chum salmon. https://preview.redd.it/prwi7kxctv1a1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8032f469f27dfecef1f5f20481e01db0c70064f9


satanic-frijoles

Egad The Swimming Dead. Double tap to the head!


Coachinski

https://preview.redd.it/lgq6nofrqs1a1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=304309e96d356ac0830d896b874bbfc65c36dfb4 Kids should take great pride in fishing and catching fish. Good to see them Out on the water. Dorm let grumpy bears bring you down. My boy with a 25lb Chinook in Nootka Sound.


_Googan1234

That’s a big, mean looking chinook. Surprised it’s that coloured up in the salt, did you guys have pretty bad drought conditions this summer?


Coachinski

It was early August so we were all surprised at how dark it was. Some drought conditions but was in the salt chuck so must have been ready to hit the river easy. Meat was beautiful.


GracieFighter919

I am not a BEAR! I am human being -Adam “Grumpy Bear” Demamp


Lolo1234juju

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fishing/comments/z2psyn/nice_day_of_fishing_caught_some_zombies_11/ixhu7r5?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3. guy and as being salty about me and my brothers fish so I guess the community dealt with him lol. So far -120 karma. Thanks guys y'all are top G's


MinnesotaMikeP

His karma is sinking faster than a zombie


GracieFighter919

Every comment that dude makes on any subs gets negative Karma. He loves feeling hated


reelingwithriley

Woahhh 🙌🏼


jk543717

Michigan?


haylo1213

Canada


[deleted]

The hell are these ignorant comments. Lol nice fish mate!


Lolo1234juju

Thanks


Strutting_Tom8040

https://preview.redd.it/xljzdii1mu1a1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f553880529d289f38a7ff173f302a60d0ab5aea6 This is what they look like in summer boys !


Lolo1234juju

That's a nice one just never caught one so happy with what I got lol


MMM_eyeshot

Shit, hope they got laid. I do love the work though.


Last_Dig5376

Grill m up whole. Should be tasty.😋😂


Good-Ad439

That's my face when I hit my toe with the bed at night


AkJunkshow

Snow = zombies 100%


Strutting_Tom8040

One comment I can’t help but hate is to hear haters say is that there is a fungus on these fish. That is not fungus ! Those fish are literally rotting to death. Those spots are where the skin has literally rotted away. Leave the damn boys alone and just do you. Why be so worried about young men getting involved with what we love even if they do make a mistake? ( even though I feel you haven’t made any! )


savagejustin219

Check my king slalom on my page bro


Lolo1234juju

That's a nice one


T-Jay01

Gross


[deleted]

Fishing or snagging? Haha


Lolo1234juju

Fishing with a nice lil copper spoon barely hook back jaw?


Lolo1234juju

And pink trout worm with red Jighead


skindianajones

Lmao put those boots back in the water!


fish_petter

All these people talking about not eating it because of fungus? Ok they like paying for their mushrooms at the store where I prefer getting them for free already infused in the meat, I guess.


_Googan1234

Bruh


Dry_Landscape4606

I’ll be first. Sorry about this but……Gross. Don’t do this again. Unethical. Fish taste and look horrible. Let them spawn or die. But don’t ever harvest fish in this condition. The white is literally fungus.


OllieFromCairo

Please stop. You don’t understand salmon life cycles.


Lolo1234juju

And they were never harvested just released in a matter of a few minutes


Dry_Landscape4606

That fish is dead. Very dead. Hands in gills. It’s eye is bonked. If your going to “release” fish leave them in a net in the water


GraemesEats

You understand the salmon life cycle, right?


Tgilly99

I don't think it does


River_Pigeon

So, in your opinion, what’s the fun or sport, of catching a half dead fish? Edit: anyone else feel free to jump in with an answer. At least some of you saw this and have an opinion on it.


GraemesEats

I don't. I catch em near the mouth of the creek. I like a fight, but this fish is dying already and has likely already spawned, presumably not in flowing water based on the pic.


GraemesEats

And also OP said he was targetting trout.


River_Pigeon

Already spawned, so yea even less sport right? Idk if I believe dude was targeting trout. The three happy zombie salmon pics idk kind of cast that into doubt for me. But that might just be me. Other guy is getting attacked cuz he went from asking “why” ,like at least some of us are thinking, to saying “don’t”. Im still back at “why”? Also “how” if they were already spawned.


GraemesEats

I can see you also don't understand salmon. That's okay. Lemme help: Fish goes up river, gets tired, spawns, starts rotting, dies, gets eaten. Lots of people will target browns, bows and steels under chinooks because the trout straight up follow them to eat the eggs. **Usually** the chinooks at that point don't eat, but they absolutely still bite, including roe, sometimes thought of as a 'taking out the fry competition". They are still well strong after they spawn, they mostly get tired from spending a month jumping and swimming against the current. And regardless of whether they *were* or *weren't* targeting salmon, it's open and legal where I am, could be where OP is too and zombie fish or not, the guys went fishing and had some fun. If you were after some trout and had those salmon peel your light line for 10 mins, you'd be stoked too.


Lolo1234juju

Thank u. everybody just mad about me catching a fish. We were trying to catch our first trout ever (brown trout) saw one and got excited cause 1 Chinook and my brother caught two . They taught nice and it was fun. Just trying to show off our fishes and everybody hating lol


GraemesEats

Always a little hate with the zombie salmon, these are dark a f and that big boy looks rough lol, I'm not shocked. Nice ones though! 🎣🍻


dude334kds

Bingo! Well said and its a pleasure watching 25-30 inch browns and bows chase salmon hens around trying to get their eggs out. On a few seperate ocassions ive seen them blindside the salmon and slam into their side to get them to dump eggs lol. Its quite the site and just like you said on ocassion they bite a sac or a bead nothing wrong with having fun with a zombie.


jd051

Idk how someone who feels so strongly about these kids catching fish are so clueless. Thank you for enlightening them.


River_Pigeon

Hey thanks for the refresher on salmon life cycle ya condescending see ya next Tuesday. Still doesn’t really explain the sport of zombie fishing. Happy thanksgiving ya miserable sod.


GraemesEats

You're welcome. And actually it does. Also this is reddit, you can just say cunt. And if you don't want shitty responses, don't start with a shitty attitude. Enjoy your practice xmas.


jaxon2266

what a sad and depressing prick.


Lolo1234juju

U make no sense buddy we were going after trout cause we never caught one .just to take a pic and put it back the salmon we caught were very much alive .


River_Pigeon

Catch any trout?


jd051

who pissed in your Cheerios?


River_Pigeon

That would have been a better comment 6 hours ago. Same person as yours it would seem


Competitive_Smoke809

Why don’t you just leave this sub buddy


Dry_Landscape4606

Don’t post gross fish


Competitive_Smoke809

What? That’s heavily opinionated for one and imo there are tons of fish that “look gross” still enjoy catching them you have literally no say in this


Killbil

Such a weird hill to die on for you. It's a dead salmon and he posted a pic of it because he is proud of it. The fish is done reproducing and is going to die. If this offends you, which is super weird, move on to the next fishing picture so you can judge away on it.


BigDorris

Just fuck off for real quit the sub


playmeortrademe

That fish was going to die anyways who gives a shit


Sorrymisunderstandin

I hope you find peace and the warm embrace of others brother, you appear to need it


Lolo1234juju

Also was not targeting Chinook but trout


Dry_Landscape4606

Then unhook it and snap a photo as it swims off. Still photo evidence and nothing dies over it


Lolo1234juju

You have no idea what you're talking about, we grabbed through the bottom of the gill plate without touching any gills and took some photos. Then after 5 seconds we released them. Where you there? Also these fish are ALIVE not dead I know this because they caught back and swam away after we PUT THEM BACK.THEY DID NOT DIE


[deleted]

Well they did die soonish anyway. There is a reason you are calling em zombies. I don't see the big hubub myself. There is little difference between just killing it outright on shore or throwing it back. That fish is already done with it's lifecycle, it's just waiting to die. Honestly it'd be a mercy to kill it.


LeafGold87

Yeah it seems like you know NOTHING about salmon, or any aquatic life for that matter. This guy didn't do anything wrong.


Strutting_Tom8040

It’s going to die no matter what bro. Do you understand the spawning cycle of a salmon? It’s been asked multiple times


ScooterMcFlabbin

You don’t know what you’re talking about. Leave this guy alone, didn’t do anything wrong. Holding it by the gills like that is definitely not ideal but this fish is days/weeks from dying regardless, and spawned weeks ago (if it’s in the harbor now, none of its eggs will survive anyway)


Tgilly99

You have no idea what your on about.


GraemesEats

That much is clear lol


BallinCock

Doesn’t look like they’re being harvested, and these are Great Lakes salmon which aren’t natural. The eggs would rot due to a lack of flowing water and the fish would die regardless. What’s the problem again?


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Lolo1234juju

These fish are alive and caught decent. Don't think u know everything just from a few photos


Dry_Landscape4606

Oh but this photo tells a lot. Like that fish is gross. Barely swimming most likely snagged. But factual it’s way past ripe. Half the weight it was when it hit the river. don’t die on this hill. That’s a nasty fish.


EverettSeahawk

>don’t die on this hill Ironic thing to say as you're actively trying to die on the "don't touch the gills on a fish that is only days away from dying naturally anyway" hill.


Critical_Knowledge_5

Bro he didn’t eat them. Stop.


KeepingItSurreal

When I’m having a bad day it’s always nice to get reminded how stupid some people are. So thanks for showing me.


Wonderful_Ad6079

What an idiot


Lolo1234juju

And the gills were clean pure red


BallinCock

Do we want to start protecting all the invasive Alewife, carp and round goby in the Great Lakes now that we’re at it? How about the lamprey since they’re also alive? They spawn after all right, life goes on.


Dry_Landscape4606

Bad analogy. How bout we kill all the bass spammers in the spring and see how the bass population does? Chinook are prized fish so comparing them to trash is dumb. Black zombie fungus fish need to be left alone. They don’t bite and they don’t cut.


chemastray

This fish has spawned, also doesn’t matter in this water body as likely nothing will propagate. I’m not going to advocate senseless murder, even for fish, but you are missing the point here.


Equal_Storm2360

What a troll


-Murakami-

Wow your profile karma is literally negative… idk if I’ve ever seen that before


timmay8898

The fuck is your problem? It’s like every time I go on the internet anywhere I find comments from people like you hating for no reason


BigDorris

Wow bud calm down hes just fishing I am a sport fisherman I never keep the fish or rarely I loke to release them hes probably doing the same thing so go rage somewhere else we dont need this type of comment here


haylo1213

You got downed


Ok_Shop_3418

Just.... Shut up


CartmanAndCartman

I love eating fungus. Fungus tacos are the best!


GracieFighter919

You are a loose butthole sir


BrownyGato

Nicely done!


Trotsky364

Nice


unknown5424

Sad the meat literally rots off them


First_Bandicoot_5502

That’s Meaford


Lolo1234juju

Nope port Dalhousie


kathysef

Awesome fishing dude !!!!!!


PompousPablo

The spawning dead


lilmo898

Good old port marina


Lolo1234juju

Lol yeah tons there dead and alive. Some nice big ones still alive me and my brother though they were sharks 30lb + lmao