I'm insisting cutty still too. Hard to see throat slashes from that angle. Tough call but I think its a cut. Rich, do you recall if there were throat slashes or if you even checked. Regardless, its a beautiful fish and I just love the fact that fish can fool even the most knowledgeable. My opinion is strictly coming from my limited experience but I have caught fish in upper river stretches near my home in the 20+ inch range that are colored identical to this one that are cutties. Great post Rich, love the opinionated responses.

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