Muskegon 7 14 PM

[1mainiac]

Fished the same area we have been fishing all year except for one trip. Not a lot of big fish tonight mostly Steelhead. fished from 6 to 10 PM 14 for 17 11 Steelhead 3 Kings best Steel around 9 lbs best king a little over 10 was a very nice night on the water but I think we were too deep for the bigger kings. 200 copper and 100 and 125 all took the most fish one on a wire diver and a couple on riggers. Donated a 15lb ball and gear to the fish Gods broke off a 200 copper but got it and the board back will try and detangle it later.

[Just Hook'n]

Nice work Jim. Sucks about the ball.

[1mainiac]

Thanks Mark it is only my 4th trip on my boat this year and we are at 54 fish so far on it, So it is not a bad average trip wise wish it had been ready early but had to wait till I could afford to get it out.

[2johnsons]

Thanks for the report

[MoJoRisin']

Anybody notice the steel meat is pale? I saw 3 of the 4 which we cleaned from Sat am and the meat was really white and pale. Kings and coho looked great, one steel showed signs of being spawned out (worn fins but nice and chrome) - the others were full chrome, all steel were jumping out of the water more than in.

Normally we do not get the qty of steel like we are getting this year - are we seeing a big increase of skamania here (they all seem to be long and slender)?

[justhooked]

I'm no expert, but I also have seen a lot with the pale meat. They all have had a hooked jaw so I think they're skamia.

[Nailer]

We got one that had a big Hook Jay this weekend in Whitehall. I have noticed the meat is not the same color in all Steelhead.

[1mainiac]

Lot more Skamania in the system plus Steelhead come from multiple gene pools. Also there is a thought process that much of the meat color is due to diet and other factors. I have caught Kings with white meat many times over the years.

[numberguy77]

Is the white meat ok to eat?

[hell_hound]

we too had a couple with the pale white meat!! I would like to know if they are still ok to eat Jeff!

[1mainiac]

Nothing wrong with it I doubt you could even taste any differance in the dark. Most Atlantic Salmon have white meat and most Pacific Salmon have red meat. They say it has to do with the Krill that west coast Salmon eat but no one actualy knows for sure that I have ever heard from. There are resturants that pay extra to get white meat salmon because it is special for them. On the other hand there are people who eat lots of things I won't so it takes all kinds.