I say steelie also...

There is a thanksgiving run of fish that hit the Skagit, not saying where they're going but they look a lot like that. We call em tube fish, usually 4 to 8 pounds. You should see them on the way back out!

As for the cut/bow on the Stilly system... I've been fishing that system for the past 20+ years and over the years have taken many large cuts in the 20 to 28 inch range. I honestly can't recall anything different about the big ones from the small ones (like 20" is small). There were times my brother and I got into 20 fish days each with fish all in the 20 to 26 inch range. I can clearly remember deep redish/orange gashes in the throat, and the yellowish colored belly.