Fish ID

[Bad Habit]

For a while now I have noticed that a lot of Atlantic’s have been miss identified as a Brown in pictures. What is a sure way of telling the difference between them? Tail, mouth, spots?

[Wassup8687]

For a while now I have noticed that a lot of Atlantic’s have been miss identified as a Brown in pictures. What is a sure way of telling the difference between them? Tail, mouth, spots?

A distinguishing feature of Atlantic salmon is the relatively small mouth. If you were to draw a vertical line from the rear edge of the eye it will usually pass entirely behind the mouth.



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[Rookie Fisherman]

This may help

 

https://seagrant.sunysb.edu/glsportfish/pdfs/SalmonTrout-LakeOntario2012.pdf

[Wassup8687]

This may help
 
https://seagrant.sunysb.edu/glsportfish/pdfs/SalmonTrout-LakeOntario2012.pdf

That's an awesome chart!!

Thanks for posting it.

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[Decoy Hound]

Atlantic

[J.D.]

The tail is the easiest way fro me to tell the difference.

Browns have a thick tail with a flat fin

 

Atlantics have a thinner tail with a "V" in the fin

 

 

3 browns on top. 3 Atlantics on bottom  ( not my photo, copied from LOU years ago for fish ID )

 

[FishHardDave]

2 hours ago, Rookie Fisherman said:

This may help

 

https://seagrant.sunysb.edu/glsportfish/pdfs/SalmonTrout-LakeOntario2012.pdf

Great chart!