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what kind of fish is this??? - slumpbuster - 04-25-2010 my buddy and I went fishing on the cowlits river near I-5 last weekend and pulled a bunch of these little guys out. just wondering what they were, im thinking some type of trout, maybe steelhead smolts or char or something? thanks in advance for any help! [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - doolay - 04-25-2010 Got a picture for us? [signature] Re: [doolay] what kind of fish is this??? - slumpbuster - 04-25-2010 oh yeah, that would be helpful. [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - doolay - 04-25-2010 Well...that is a trout of some kind, but its hard to tell exactly what kind it is. Its looks like a rainbow (steelhead) but I'm not familar with the area so I'm not sure what kind of fish live there. [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - vashe - 04-30-2010 looks like a rainbow to me. I would ask around to see if they stocked any and if they stocked fingerlings. just looks like a fingerling to me. basically a baby trout [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - Dan3260 - 05-10-2010 That is definitely a rainbow. Looks like a female. The jaw doesn't extend past the eye and look at the tail fin and lateral line those are dead giveaways. [signature] Re: [Dan3260] what kind of fish is this??? - osprey02 - 05-14-2010 and being a steelhead is a sea run raibow.......... SMOLT? [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - lskiles - 05-25-2010 I fish Caterpillar Island on the Mighty Columbia, not too far from where you are fishing, except I am on the Washington side. I catch them once in a while and wondered what they were and an experienced fisherman was putting his boat in and I caught one and asked him. He said it was a stealhead smolt also. I was going to cut it for bait and he told me he thought it was allowed. The regulations in this state are so complicated and cumbersome I would not be surprized at any reg anymore. It almost keeps me from fishing at all, which is what I think the whole point of so many restrictions is. [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - sputnik - 05-28-2010 Yep, i would say that is rainbow too. Btw, I don't know about you guys but with the fishes that i catch i don't eat or sell them i just put them back... =\ Re: [sputnik] what kind of fish is this??? - chrome_junky - 05-29-2010 i only keep them if im planning on eating them that night. [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - Basser119 - 06-08-2010 that is a trout the pic im small so i cnt tell w/ exact type tho. nice fish [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - StuartHolden - 10-05-2010 Wow !!! Yeah I really liked those pics. Would have been much better if you could some more of them. It would be so nice of you. Keep posting........ Regards Stuart http://www.neusportinggoods.com [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - fishingcanada - 12-16-2010 i thought this kind is a family of trout fish. [signature] Re: [fishingcanada] what kind of fish is this??? - pharaoh2 - 12-26-2010 No doubt, she's a rainbow. [signature] Re: [slumpbuster] what kind of fish is this??? - LargeLakeFish - 09-25-2011 [quote slumpbuster]my buddy and I went fishing on the cowlits river near I-5 last weekend and pulled a bunch of these little guys out. just wondering what they were, im thinking some type of trout, maybe steelhead smolts or char or something? thanks in advance for any help![/quote] baby trout, for sure [signature] Re: [LargeLakeFish] what kind of fish is this??? - BassMaster734 - 12-31-2011 Definitely a Rainbow Trout. They don't get their pink band until they are older, and that one looks pretty small, so that suggests that it is a young trout. [signature]