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[andrew5]

Hi all,

It seems that the reds are much more palatable for the dinner table than the whites. Just wondering when the reds run compared to the whaites, and in which systems.

Thanks,

Andrew

[BigFisher]

Reds from May- to October. Whites from september-november. Fraser, vedder and Harrison.

[penn]

Very few Reds after September . Whites are predominant in the fall and most are not very good eating , especially not the Harrison/Veddar stock . Reds in the Veddar are basically a summer run .

[aquaholic]

I have caught chrome reds in october and allot more than just 1 of them

[deepcovehooker]

The whites are not very good in the oven or barbecue, however they are quite palatable smoked.

[vancook]

Some people like the taste of the white springs. They're good smoked.
I guess you could say the whites have a gamey taste, like how some meat is described...not a flavour everyone likes.

To add to his initial question, are there still red chinook running on the Fraser or mostly whites?

[rides bike to work]

I only keep springs on the fraser and every once in a while get stuck with a white one .I have 2 good recipes for them;cut up into steaks and barbque with lemon peppr seasoning ,and the second way is fish and chips just like cod .Im not sure about the vedder though they always seem stinkier there

[Dennis.t]

If i catch a White on the Fraser (dont fish the ved during salmon season) i get it smoked.I find the meat very oily and greasy much like a smoked macaral tastes.Very good eating in my opinion...most of the springs i catch on the Fraser tend to be Reds which get fired onto the cedar plank.

[4TheKids]

It also dependents where you catch the fish and when you cook it. Just caught a white on the Cap and cooked it 3 hours later. It was amazing. But then I like spings better than sockeye.

[kingpin]

there are whites running the fraser in june and july

[mirak]

If it's fresh i don't mind white spring 

[fishfinder]

White chinook is great eating if you know how to cook it.

The Vedder/Harrison stock is slightly smellier than the Fraser run, but if you fillet it and slice off the skin you won't smell anything and you end up with beautiful pieces of fillets.

[Sterling C]

there are whites running the fraser in june and july

The Birkenhead fish that start running in march are white.

[FishOn36]

Guys, is there a way of telling whites from red just by looking at them? Just in case I do catch a decent looking spring in the rivier I'd like to be able to differentiate the two.

[Easywater]

Guys, is there a way of telling whites from red just by looking at them? Just in case I do catch a decent looking spring in the rivier I'd like to be able to differentiate the two.

Apparently, you can lift the gill plate and check the colour of the flesh inside.
Haven't tried this as I'll keep a white spring if it is still in good shape.

I think you can also tell by the shape of the head - the whites have large heads.
The whites also go a green colour when they start to turn.