Identifying small fish?


Where exactly did you catch these fish, which rivers? Cause I may know if that river or lake does or doesn't have rainbow, cutthroat, etc.


these fish were likely Rainbow or cutts. Rainbow tend to look 'cleaner' (more silvery), have a bit of blush along the lateral line. Rainbows have distinct spots.
Cutts have larger mouths, (the maxiliaary extends past the eye) the spots are more like splotches or ink drippings, perhaps a yellowy cast and have the distinctive orange slash mark on the outisde bottom of their gills. Coho smolt and par have orange fins and tails - very distinctive.

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