mike, the 2 fish my friends and i killed this year on the river turned red, too. one had its tail get all red, the other turned red head to tail. i gave my fillets away. the guy that ate them is still ok as far as i can tell. weird, though.
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.