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[Steelhawk]

thanks.   At the end of the day, it seems to me that right now the only fish I can keep is one that is clipped.  Correct?

You can keep spring salmon which is not clipped. The large white spring is self explanatory from its size. The confusion can be coho vs jack spring particularly if the jack spring is chrome like coho. Coho has white gum and spring has black gum. Spring has many prominent black spots on the back and on the entire tail whereas coho has some black spots on the back and only on top part of the tail and not on the whole tail.

[wildmanyeah]

what's in the tub boys? is it working now?

[Noahs Arc]

A white square 

[wildmanyeah]

dp

[DanL]

looks like you're trying to link to a pic hosted on another forum which doesnt allow it. You'll have to find another image host that allows hotlinking.

[bobby b]

When I first started Salmon fishing it took me a while before I started to positively ID them.
I started on a Pink year, so with the abundance of fish, I learned fast. Not only to recognize a Pink, but also male/female. It really doesn't take long to learn to ID...  It comes with experience.
 I fish a lot ... I also got lots of help from fellow anglers. Lots of very helpful and friendly fishermen out there .... just avoid the 'easy park and fish' gong show crowds. 🙄

Agree with what others have said... if you are unsure then release the fish.

Pinks are a fairly easy ID

Coho, Socks and Jack Springs take a bit ... but ultimately are easy enough to ID with help/experience

Once you get a big Spring...  you'll never forget