Help Identify this fish!

[HuffBoy]

I caught this fish this summer in the lake salmon fishing and can't get an answer from anyone. I have never seen this fish before and just sent the picture to the DEC to see if they can identify it. Has anyone identify this or has anyone caught one like this?

 

 

    Check out the fins!

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2020 by HuffBoy

[Frogger]

You didn’t touch it did you.....?


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[Cpshelb17]

The obnoxiously large tail makes me think it’s a skamania with some kind of deformity

[Frogger]

Take a look at fisherman’s 21. He had it mounted. https://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/topic/76033-what-do-you-consider-a-trophy-steelhead/page/2/


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[GAMBLER]

Fantail steelhead.  Super rare!  

[Gator]

All of the fins show the same characteristics, so it's likely to be genetic rather than environmental (such as an injury during development or nutrient deficiency). There's several types of aquarium strains of goldfish that can have vastly different tail structures, even though they're the same species. At least one of these arises from a mutation in the chordin gene, which affects embryonic dorsal-ventral patterning. Maybe it's a mutation in the same gene in steelhead?

Edited September 23, 2020 by Gator

[fisherman21]

It’s a fantail rainbow. I have caught 2 of them over the years. It’s a genetic mutation as to where the fins and tail don’t stop growing. You can sometimes see the same mutation in carp, koi, and goldfish

 

 

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[HuffBoy]

Very interesting! It did have the colors of a rainbow. The head was a bit different.

 

Even more interesting to hear you actually caught two.

 

Thanks for responding. This is really different. I will send more pictures later.

[HuffBoy]

Here's a smiling first mate holding the catch...

 

It did have the pink stripe down the side.

 

Check out the gold tint on the gill plate.  

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2020 by HuffBoy