This last year Ive been catching a few resident rainbows on the Bogachiel river. These are rainbows from 14 to 20" very heavily spotted and very fat. Some spots on the eyes and fins. These fish most closely resemble Alaska Lepord rainbows but the spots arnt quite as thick on the body or fins. I never caught these fish before this year and have caught them in both the upper and lower river. They are not smolt, Sea run cutts or hybrids. They are definately rainbows. Unique looking ones at that. They arnt planted fish. They are just too perfect and dont look like any stocked rainbow ive seen before.

Are these hold over steelhead? They do not resemble steelhead at all.

Any info on these fish would be apreciated. The thing that seems odd to me is that this is the first year I have ever seen them. I have a picture of one about 14 or 15" I caught a couple weeks ago. if you whant to see it ill try and post it.