On some of those hatchery fish that basically ripen quickly and come in "ready to dump" there really is not a lot of diference between a hen that will soon lose its eggs versus one that just did. Neither has been in the river any length of time, so the outward appearence will be of a very bright fish. Belly walls will be thin on both, flesh will be same color,etc. I'm not saying either would be great on the table, but I'm sure both would be about equally edible.
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