Check with your State Dept. of Fisheries. Here in WA. State, salmon are marked with many kinds of tags, including a microscopic wire tag that is injected into the heads of smoalts. Cheers, Dave Pehling =========================================== | W.S.U./SNOHOMISH CO. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION | | 600 128TH ST. S.E. | | EVERETT, WA. 98208 | |PHONE - (206)338-2400 | |FAX - (206)338-3994 | |INTERNET [log in to unmask] | ============================================