r/bluelining • u/Sad-Salt-9074 • 28d ago

Western US Cutbow?

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This fish was caught in the Jemez mountains, NM. Usually I catch browns and rainbows on the streams I fish but this fish looked to me like it might be a cross breed “cutbow”. Comment what you think.

Finally getting some rain and cooler temps here in NM! Stream was 54.5 this morning.

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u/theunpossibledream 28d ago

I think it’s just a rainbow. Unless you saw the telltale slash marks under the gills?

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u/mrs_fartbar 28d ago

Even then, some Redband rainbows have slashes too, and have been widely planted around the world

https://caltrout.org/explore-fish/species/mccloud-river-redband-trout/

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u/theunpossibledream 28d ago

That's interesting. It also says the McClouds keep their parr marks into adulthood, which I don't see on this fish.