Derrick-k
10/12/2007 8:20:00 PMCliped atipose fin means that it is a hatchery silver salmon.
They don't clip the atipose fins on trout.
They don't clip the atipose fins on trout.
Derrick-k
10/12/2007 11:28:00 PMSteelhead and rainbows are two different things.
Sorry I said trout above I mean to say rainbow trout.
Sorry I said trout above I mean to say rainbow trout.
A9
10/14/2007 3:34:00 PMThey do clip the fins on steelhead. Steelhead are rainbow trout by the way.
Derrick-k
10/14/2007 7:52:00 PMacctualy there is a big difference, first there genetics, steelhead have larger mouth's and travle to the ocean, what you caught was most likely a hatchery silver or steelhead
A9
10/14/2007 8:22:00 PMSteelhead are saltwater rainbows. They spend the year in teh saltwater, and they return year after year to spawn in the rivers and unlike salmon, they do not die after spawning.
Lou
10/14/2007 9:59:00 PMyeah, i'm pretty sure it was a small steelhead, as I didnt see any color to the mouth, but that is the only real difference i'd notice. Any other characteristics to look for to show a difference? Also, the regs say that they (hatchery steelhead) may have their ventral fins clipped. I had no idea that they did that, so I didnt even inspect those.
-Lou
-Lou