Fish ID please

[philB]

This is purely for fun. I know what this fish is but it has a few folk scratching their heads.

As a clue it is a river caught fish. The photo has not been messed with digitaly, apart from making it smaller for the board, and is a true representation as regards colour, shape and size.

[Delw]

This is purely for fun. I know what this fish is but it has a few folk scratching their heads.

As a clue it is a river caught fish. The photo has not been messed with digitaly, apart from making it smaller for the board, and is a true representation as regards colour, shape and size.

silver salmon aka alantic salmon.

[Swede]

Rainbow Trout

[nova]

Almost looks like a sea-run trout, but the pink/red on the lateral seems a little pale. (Here the color is way more pronounced)

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[Delw]

Almost looks like a sea-run trout, but the pink/red on the lateral seems a little pale. (Here the color is way more pronounced)

I was thinking that too but on the westcoast the sea runs colors are also very pronounced.

I have however seen some rainbows that look like that very silver., but figured h wouldnt post a rainbow

[alsworms]

I'll take a shot in the dark..........steelhead?

[outdooradvantage]

Steelhead?....

[Vodkaman]

Salmon smolt

[hazmail]

Yeah , I will say a not too bad rainbow, but, that dorsal looks a bit tired???.pete

[Kajan]

Being I see so many of them here:huh:

Looks like it would be a rainbow without color.

[philB]

Well done Kajan, Swede and Hazmail. This is in fact a Rainbow trout. Here in the UK rainbows are not an indigenous species and if they are caught in rivers, like this one, it is because it has escaped from a trout farm. All rainbows in the UK are bred infertile (or supposed to be) so we do not have steelheads, however we do have sea trout which are native brown trout which migrate to the sea then after 3/4 years move back into fresh water to spawn. The sea trout is a much sought after quarry here and requires a special license along with Salmon if you wish to fish for them.

Because rainbows are bred for only sport and food, they are never introduced into rivers only stillwaters. The reason for the pale, almost silver coloration is because it has managed to survive over the winter period, maybe even two, these are termed 'overwintered' trout and are easily identified by their pale appearance. When young they look just like any other rainbow and sport all the coloration of rainbows.

This fish in the UK rivers is classed as vermin and trout farms if they allow rainbows to escape risk prosecution. They dominate over the native brown trout and move all the browns on due to their aggressive nature. This fish survived and was returned as I am a conservationist and not a killer and believe that having dodged the northern pike in this river for so long it deserved a second chance .

[Kajan]

OK What I win

[philB]

OK What I win

You have won permission to download the picture and stick it in your album or wherever else you wish to stick it

[hazmail]

Hi phil, I was beginning to doubt my guess, but it looked much like the rainbows here, although they live a lot longer, maybe 4-5 yrs. They are throughout the East coast river/dam systems here, especially alpine, but are kept in check by the summer water temperatures, in the shallow rivers/streams, which probably get to about 23-25C and higher. pete

[Delw]

Phil, I KNew what it was 5 mins after I posted, next time you do one dont name your pick in your photopost album LMAO, that little fish you caught was pretty coll lots of color to it.

[rotorhead]

looks kinda like a summer run steelhead. Reminds me of when I lived in Washington state and fished about three days a week for both winter and sumer run steelhead. Fantastic eating:yes: and great fighters.

Rotorhead

[Delw]

looks kinda like a summer run steelhead. Reminds me of when I lived in Washington state and fished about three days a week for both winter and sumer run steelhead. Fantastic eating:yes: and great fighters.

Rotorhead

I lived in puyallup , lived right across the street from the puyllaup river/ I got to fish 7 days a week LOL

I fished all the rivers for steelies mainly with the a fly rod. my favortie was the green river, but th searun cutts on the sandy flats of gig harbor when they were eating the shrimp was fantastic.

I was back there in the 70's to 81

[philB]

Phil, I KNew what it was 5 mins after I posted, next time you do one dont name your pick in your photopost album LMAO, that little fish you caught was pretty coll lots of color to it.

Didn't realize I had done Dohhh. What better clue could you get than that.

Anyways that's cheating.

The little fish I think is in the same folder is a wild brown trout, pure natural and the smallest trout I have ever caught but took that fly fair and square.

Edited September 3, 2008 by philB

[Kajan]

You have won permission to download the picture and stick it in your album or wherever else you wish to stick it

Bwaaahaaaaa , and for the record I did'nt think about checkin the down load to see what it was, I aint as creative a cheat as Delw LOL

I think I did good since I never seen one of dem fish except in pics:teef:

[rotorhead]

I lived in puyallup , lived right across the street from the puyllaup river/ I got to fish 7 days a week LOL

I fished all the rivers for steelies mainly with the a fly rod. my favortie was the green river, but th searun cutts on the sandy flats of gig harbor when they were eating the shrimp was fantastic.

I was back there in the 70's to 81

I know the feeling. I lived in Redmond and fished the stilliguamish(Spelling) Skycomish around Monroe and the Illokimen down in SW Wash. I wish I were back but it now cost to much to live there.. Cought some monster steelhead when the winter boys came up river.

Rotorhead