Don't feel bad about killing that hatchery hen. That's what she was produced for.... your harvest opportunity! She would have made no meaningful contribution to producing more steelhead in the future. As for the meat, enjoy. It will eat just fine and is perfectly safe if you cut around the diseased portion. Just wouldn't consume it as sashimi or sushi.
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"Let every angler who loves to fish think what it would mean to him to find the fish were gone." (Zane Grey)

"If you don't kill them, they will spawn." (Carcassman)


The Keen Eye MD
Long Live the Kings!