Western Washington—redband rainbow caught west of the cascade crest. Thoughts?
This (beautiful!) redband rainbow was caught west of the cascade crest in western Washington. I thought they were only found in the Columbia and McCloud river basins. Any thoughts on how they ended up this far west?
Posted by nickhidy
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lordofly on
Redbands are native sub-species and mostly found in Eastern Wa. But, occasionally they ride the bus over I90 into coastal Pacific areas.
louiekr on
I’m no expert but the red bands I’ve caught had a lot more color in the cheeks. That is quite a vibrant stripe for a normal rainbow though.
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Redbands are native sub-species and mostly found in Eastern Wa. But, occasionally they ride the bus over I90 into coastal Pacific areas.
I’m no expert but the red bands I’ve caught had a lot more color in the cheeks. That is quite a vibrant stripe for a normal rainbow though.