Salmon caught with stamp on gill plate

Jbw · Aug 31, 2016

Was out on a charter salmon fishing for the first time today and we caught a lot and kept a few for fish dinner. When the first mate went to clean one of the salmon, he noticed a stamp on one of the gills and neither he nor the captain had seen it before. Any ideas? Was caught about 6 miles out from Port Credit, Ontario.

tossing iron · Aug 31, 2016

Best before date ?

Dozer · Aug 31, 2016

Passport stamp to cross border into Canada? Mr. International

instapump416 · Aug 31, 2016

They didn't notice the stamp when it was landed and unhooked?

MuskieBait · Aug 31, 2016

Certified wild fish

HomeGrownChrome · Aug 31, 2016

Fish ID, achieved by whats known as cold branding

Dozer · Aug 31, 2016

Someone put a bottle of booze in the cooler with the fish and the bottom of the bottle imprinted?

fisgfreek · Aug 31, 2016

Jbw you guys caught ...............the one.

ihtus · Sep 1, 2016

the stamp warns about mercury level for those who wants to eat it

IR4Jflyfishing · Sep 1, 2016

Ole flipper, hes been eluding us for years. Grocery store run away, i'm glad you stopped him before he could tell the others.

rich_ace_G · Sep 1, 2016

USDA grade A meat.....

fisherman38 · Sep 1, 2016

That's one of the fish I released. My buddy thinks that I keep catching the same fish over and over again. To prove he was wrong I decided to brand all the fish I catch.

tossing iron · Sep 1, 2016

fisherman38 said:
Thats one of the fish I released. My buddy thinks that I keep catching the same fish over and over again. To prove he was wrong I decided to brand all the fish I catch.

Hmmmm. So your buddies right.
The answer is one.

MuskieBait · Sep 1, 2016

I thought the answer was 42? They lied to me!

tossing iron · Sep 1, 2016

MuskieBait said:
I thought the answer was 42? They lied to me!

Refreshing to see your sense of humour Muskie.
I think we'll get along just fine.

Fishing Urban Ontario · Sep 1, 2016

Was it an Atlantic salmon? Perhaps the government has put tracking chips into the stocked Atlantic salmon they release. Maybe there's a hidden tracking chip in he middle of the symbol, don't swallow it. The government will be Tracking down the "endangered species" in your stomach. That's my guess.

Fishing Urban Ontario · Sep 1, 2016

"Thats one of the fish I released. My buddy thinks that I keep catching the same fish over and over again. To prove he was wrong I decided to brand all the fish I catch.[/quote]

Well problem solved u won't catch her again, lol.

fisherman38 · Sep 1, 2016

Fishing Urban Ontario said:
"That's one of the fish I released. My buddy thinks that I keep catching the same fish over and over again. To prove he was wrong I decided to brand all the fish I catch.

Well problem solved u won't catch her again, lol.

[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I might as well sell all my fishing gear since I no longer need it.

fisherman38 · Sep 1, 2016

FishGeek said:
Fish ID, achieved by whats known as cold branding

I believe this is the correct answer, but does anyone actually know who marks fish like this?

I have personally only seen tags and fin clips for identification.

tossing iron · Sep 1, 2016

I've actually read an article where salmon are tagged with a plastic gill plate tag and pinned with the actual research pin.
USA fish.
Thinking maybe the actual tag was removed and remainder imprint left by original tag.

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