what kind of fish is this???

[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!
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[doolay]

Got a picture for us?
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[slumpbuster]

oh yeah, that would be helpful.


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[doolay]

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.
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[vashe]

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
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[Dan3260]

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.
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[osprey02]

and being a steelhead is a sea run raibow..........
SMOLT?
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[lskiles]

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.
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[sputnik]

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... =\

[chrome_junky]

i only keep them if im planning on eating them that night.
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[Basser119]

that is a trout the pic im small so i cnt tell w/ exact type tho. nice fish
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[StuartHolden]

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
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[fishingcanada]

i thought this kind is a family of trout fish.
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[pharaoh2]

No doubt, she's a rainbow.


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[LargeLakeFish]

[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
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[BassMaster734]

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.
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