Normal blushy fish from up north ...

Very different sexual dimorphism in play in differnt waters.

I'd take a or even fairly red fish from north and put it up against the chromest of a WA fall kings.

That's not to say they aren't taken ... normally the key is the belly, still white usually means good meat, once the black sets in, toss it back.

And to go hand in hand with the original post, I know one of the local motel owners cracked TWO Hoh wild fish last week, one of which was 21 pounds.

Silly given the state of affairs down there and the now-shortened season. When there is no season at all, I wonder if he'll be lamenting about where all his potentional guests are??