02-09-2015, 07:30 PM
No jaw slashing that I could see, but the guidebook says cutthroat markings, including those markings other than jaw slashes. It was after dark and we only had our LED headlamps. In that light the fins looked more orange like the cutts we'd been catching. Since it was near the lower end of the slot limit we didn't want to keep it out of the water too long trying to find a brighter light to ID it. This was the only fish of the day that wasn't immediately identifiable as a slot limit cutthroat.
Wiperhunter, your ID is most likely correct. I don't think my cousin was planning on keeping it anyway, even if it had a rosy gill plate and crimson stripe down the side.
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Wiperhunter, your ID is most likely correct. I don't think my cousin was planning on keeping it anyway, even if it had a rosy gill plate and crimson stripe down the side.
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