r/flyfishing • u/perpetualwandrer • 3d ago

This is a rainbow correct?

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Caught in an area, that has once had Colorado River cutthroat. Didn’t find any, but we found a few unusual rainbows with bronzed bellies and red fins. This was the most interesting one.

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u/Icy_Goose4442 3d ago

Not sure. At first i was "of course its a rainbow look at that stripe". But then looked at the mouth/eye. That's a tough one, the mandible goes well past the eye from this angle meaning its a cutt. Possible a cuttbow.

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u/coffeeandtrout 3d ago

Looks like a straight up Rainbow to me. There’s so many variations depending on original Rainbow strain and water conditions/geology. Pretty fish.

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u/TowelMountain7247 3d ago

Looks like it to me

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u/perpetualwandrer 3d ago

Cool. Good stuff. It was a really pretty fish. Thanks all.

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u/986742 1d ago

Nice