Jimbo
8/29/2010 5:18:00 AMBloody Hell, Looks like below the forks. Tell your brother he needs to get some mud on the Vest :-) Nice fish.....
NathanD
8/29/2010 10:14:00 AMNice fish!! Maybe its just the pictures but it looks like a coho from here.
scraig1962
8/29/2010 7:15:00 PMYea it was a fresh fin clipped steelhead. The gill plate and body was pink and the tail was square with spots all over. Coho have spots on top of tail only. You can see the pink line from the side shot with my brother holding the fish.
Anonymous
8/30/2010 9:24:00 PMThat is one strange looking steelhead....my guess is a coho....notice the heavy body....summer steelhead are long and lean. Spots on the tail can vary.....a pinkish sheen on the sides is also a coho trait when just in from saltwater. Female also.
fishingboy
8/30/2010 9:42:00 PMwhere were you guys fishing at i just got home fishing on the stilly after a few days and missed one and got a few small cutts and lots of rainbows from 2-17 inches and got one cuttbow! and im pretty sure that fish is about 6-7 pounds maybe even 8!
superprep
8/31/2010 7:51:00 AMOne strange looking steelhead indeed. Definitely looks like a coho from here. Notice the sliver pigment in the tail. Nice fish though. The Stilly opens for salmon tomorrow, can't wait to get out there.