It's a Hatchery Steelhead, with the adipose clipped off. As is done with lots of the hatchery production of salmonids in WA.


Hal Michael
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> On September 17, 2019 at 9:16 PM Jon Houghton <jon.houghton at hartcrowser.com> wrote:

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> Actually, that fish, like the bird, doesn't even look like a member of the same family (Salmonidae) as the steelhead since it has no adipose fin, a prerequisite for the family. It's kind of like claiming an Am. Goldfinch but showing a bird with a tit bill. - Jon Houghton, Edmonds

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