I've been seeing fish in the Sammamish river.

[StuckOnTheBank]

I jog along the trail in Redmond every morning and if the sun is right I can see some nice size fish in deeper holes around eddies and in places with gravel bottoms. I can't tell what kind of fish they are though. Anybody got any ideas what would be in the river this time of the year? Smallmouth or rainbows maybe?

[urban_fisher1]

were they near the surface? i would guess cutthroat. the only way to find out for sure is to catch one! just take a rod with you on your jog

[StuckOnTheBank]

I got a good look at them on a walkover bridge behind that huge Overlake Cristian Church off Willows Road in Redmond. They're down there in a gravel bed by the dozens. Some nice size fish too. They're in moving water so they're also fighting the current but they're staying pretty much in one place. They have a dark stripe running down their side but I'll be damn if I can figure out what they are.

[urban_fisher1]

are they streamline looking or bigger? i big lateral line would be a largemouth if its chunky looking

[Kokanee King]

urban sounds like a mission....

[urban_fisher1]

yes it does koke, yes it does.

[urban_fisher1]

sounds like the water is very clear or possibly low? i always thought that i remembered the slough as being somewhat murky, maybe that was just after a rain

[Kokanee King]

maybe we need to get our act together....

[SlabKing]

My guess is that they're spawning suckers. They get orange or black stripes down their sides during the spawn. But, there is only one way to find out....:D

[StuckOnTheBank]

My guess is that they're spawning suckers. They get orange or black stripes down their sides during the spawn. But, there is only one way to find out....:D

I got a good look at them yesterday from the bridge. They're thick across the back and are good size fish (2-3 lbs). They're not bass or trout. I'm not familiar with a sucker. What is it?