I've been fishing for steelhead for many years and I've caught lots of summer and winter fish. This is a question I've always had. For the life of me, I can't figure it out. How do you tell the difference between summer and winter fish,other than the time of year! I caught a chrome bright hen yesterday on the upper sky, and a couple guys thought it was a late summer and another guy thought it was a early winter fish. the eggs were pretty tight. I know it is a fresh fish but I can't tell which strain. I know it's probably not a big deal , but I'm just curious to find out if there are any physical charactaristics that will help determine the answer to my question.
The fishing was real good yesterday, alot of fish caught from cable hole up. Thanks for any info.