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by A9 » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:44 am
What is the coolest looking/beautiful fish that YOU HAVE CAUGHT in WASHINGTON. Everyone appreciates the cool tropical fish caught in warmer waters, but what is the best looking fish you have caught in Washington waters?
I'd have to go with Cutthroat trout. Sea-run or the ones you find in lakes. The ones with full colors are just gorgeous.
Here's one I found off the internet that best describes the colors I find to be the most attractive out of any Washington-caught fish.

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by Drewp » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:39 am
I'm gonna have to go with either a carp or squawfish. Probably the squawfish if I really have to decide.
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by Derrick-k » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:24 pm
I'll have to agree with the cutties they are amazing Mine would the first fish I caught out of clark lake,
It looked a lot nicer before I had to kill it...

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by AdsBot [Google] » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:32 pm
Cutthroat trout hands down. Before they spawn their colors are amazing. My avatar is a cutthroat, and I am amazed at the beauty of both the lake and sea-run cutts.
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by lskiles » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:49 pm
Drewp wrote:I'm gonna have to go with either a carp or squawfish. Probably the squawfish if I really have to decide.
I know you meant it as a joke, but I think fish are fish and, like women they all have their own beauty.
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by Drewp » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:53 pm
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout Iskizzle! :batman:
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by Marc Martyn » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:49 pm
Eastern Brook. I scanned this photo off of a calender.
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by Gisteppo » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:05 pm
My friend Mr. Tench:
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by KUP » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:08 pm
now, y'all know I'm partial, yeah?
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Tiger Muskies are sterile.
You can't keep them under 50 inches:
Let them do their job: Eating N.P.Minnows
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by panfisher » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:49 pm
also a beautiful fish from washington, caught many over 30" using a yellow red headed jig>
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by fishnislife » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:56 pm
I'd have to agree with Marc on this one. The Eastern Brook is a beautiful fish and hard to top.
Ohhh and KUP, I know your partial to the Musky, but if there is every a "Ugliest Fish in Washington" thread, that beast will get my vote for sure.
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by colton » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:18 pm
hey guys I think the dolly varden has to be the one of the most colorful fish in Washington. they are awesome

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by A9 » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:12 am
fishnislife wrote:I'd have to agree with Marc on this one. The Eastern Brook is a beautiful fish and hard to top.
Ohhh and KUP, I know your partial to the Musky, but if there is every a "Ugliest Fish in Washington" thread, that beast will get my vote for sure.
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I'd vote for the Cabezon or the bullhead or even a Lingcod if that were the case. Actually I'd vote carp for sure for freshwater, and cabezon for saltwater. Which one is uglier is a toss-up
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by shawn » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:14 am
I'm gonna have go with the Eastern Brook as well.Boy is that a pretty fish.:colors:
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by iPodrodder » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:20 am
Sam Kafelafish wrote:fishnislife wrote:I'd have to agree with Marc on this one. The Eastern Brook is a beautiful fish and hard to top.
Ohhh and KUP, I know your partial to the Musky, but if there is every a "Ugliest Fish in Washington" thread, that beast will get my vote for sure.
fishnislife
I'd vote for the Cabezon or the bullhead or even a Lingcod if that were the case. Actually I'd vote carp for sure for freshwater, and cabezon for saltwater. Which one is uglier is a toss-up
Burbot? Sculpin?
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by Marc Martyn » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:50 am
KUP wrote:now, y'all know I'm partial, yeah?
I agree with you also on that one. There is just something very cool about the "Water Wolves". Beautiful fisho:)
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by A9 » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:09 am
iPodrodder wrote:Sam Kafelafish wrote:fishnislife wrote:I'd have to agree with Marc on this one. The Eastern Brook is a beautiful fish and hard to top.
Ohhh and KUP, I know your partial to the Musky, but if there is every a "Ugliest Fish in Washington" thread, that beast will get my vote for sure.
fishnislife
I'd vote for the Cabezon or the bullhead or even a Lingcod if that were the case. Actually I'd vote carp for sure for freshwater, and cabezon for saltwater. Which one is uglier is a toss-up
Burbot? Sculpin?
saltwater sculpin...
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by iPodrodder » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:49 am
Sam Kafelafish wrote:iPodrodder wrote:Sam Kafelafish wrote:
I'd vote for the Cabezon or the bullhead or even a Lingcod if that were the case. Actually I'd vote carp for sure for freshwater, and cabezon for saltwater. Which one is uglier is a toss-up
Burbot? Sculpin?
saltwater sculpin...
Wait....I'm confused.
I just meant that I was kind of surprised that burbot or sculpin didn't get brought up speaking of ugly fish.
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by Derrick-k » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:26 pm
I always thought that lingcod where kind of cool looking, if you want an ugly fish I wold say the sucker or an old fungus covered pink salmon.