Beautiful rainbow! Or is it a salmon?

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Was out on the ice over the weekend and hooked in to a big feisty fish. I thought it might be a big ol' brown. As I got it near the hole and saw some serious color, I really wanted to hold that fish! I couldn't believe the colors on this rainbow, photos don't do it justice, especially the one on the snow since the snow caused it to under expose. It looks more like a king salmon than any other rainbow I've ever caught. I hated to kill it, but since this lake (Steinaker) will be drained this year for dam repairs, I figured my neighbors might like to eat it (I was right!)
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