Understanding Fish Scales by April Volke

[Terry Thomas]

I’ve really enjoyed following the “Blue Back Steelhead “ thread and thought that other followers of that thread would enjoy the fish scale article. Do a search on the above title and it will show up. Very insightful.
T.

[DPLee]

I concur Terry, April's article is a great read. Interestingly it was not until the end of the 19th century that Dr. C. Hoffbauer and Stuart Thomson produce evidence the lines on fish scales might be interpreted as the age of a fish. However, it was H.W. Johnson who published an article in The Field in October 24, 1904, indicating each fish carried its own life history imprinted on each scale and could be used to age a fish. Later scientists noted the difference between steelhead freshwater and ocean growth.

Dennis
www.dennisplee.com

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

https://anchoredoutdoors.com/understanding-fish-scales/

[STEELIES/26c3]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

[avidangler]

I'd rather just look at pictures and video of that hot little slice. Mmm. I've been cooped up too long!