lol, big narrows herring, you crack me up fff

Did somebody say indians? I thought on such a politically correct thread like this you guys would be sensitive enough to call them native Americans.

Nice catch Kiddo and hopefully many more to come. Dont worry about all the negatives there just grumpy cause they havent caught one lately.

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For a native fish it sure does have a hell of a bend in the lower part of the caudal fin? Its a little early for natives in the sammish too isnt it?

Looks hatchery to me.

P.S.S
The upper caudal isnt that straight either.

Nice fish. I bet that was a blast for your son to get into that one!! Hooked for life now.

To bad there are so many yahoo's on this board that feel they just have to piss on everyone's parade and always have the holier than thou attitude on everything. Really should start calling this board piscatorial perfections . I forgot the PP disclaimer, "don't want to start anything though".

If you deep fry them adipose fins they taste just like potato chips!!

For those of you who decided that Rob B was guilty of keeping a wild fish need to check their facts. I took the original image and blew up the area (using software a little more advanced than paint shop) showing a CLIPPED ADIPOSE FIN and a rock behind it that gave the appearance of an intact adipose. Nice fish, Rob. Congrats to your son. Tell any of the doubters to get a life and to check the photo for themselves.

D.

If you look really close at the original photo you can see a second, prehistoric adipose just above the other. Is this the legendary double addi steelhead? I've heard many stories of this elusive strain of chrome, now finally the proof. Now do both adipose have to be clipped for it to be qualified as a hatchery fish? Or, from the top adipose up is native and from the bottom clipped adipose down is hatchery? I'm so confused.

I wish they would open up bowfishing for steelhead again. Is gamikatsu still making those barbless arrows?

I think this thread has lived it's useful life. Time to move on ...