Sea salmon and flatties

[el_sid]

welldone mate you got any pics?

[jonesey]

Either way, well done chap on a good session.

[kingcod deano]

well done mate there is another way to check just simply turn the fish on its belly and see if it says john west if it does its deffo a salmon or could be a tuna

[sandworm]

I remember seeing a programme that said the easiest way to tell if a fish is a salmon or sea trout was to try and pick it up by the joint on the tail, if it slips through your hand it is a trout and if you can hold it easily it is a salmon.

Another way is to look at the tail.
A Salmon has a slightly forked tail and the Seatrout,s is straight.
Most of the game fish caught in the estuaries in the next couple of months will be Seatrout kelts that have spawned and are going back to sea,especiely in the Wear.You do get the odd Salmon kelt on bait.
They are quite easy to spot as they are very skinny compaired to a fresh run fish.

[canman]

3 good fish, great result whatever the 3rd fish was