over-rated vs. under-rated

[clarkman]

GO!

ok, each post (you shouldn't be limited to one overall) should include one over-rated game fish out here in the PNW ad one under-rated game fish here in the PNF (doesn't have to be native nor does it have to unique to other posts). All I ask is that each post has one of each (there is no wrong or right answer).

For me, right now in this moment.....


over-rated: Deschutes Redsides (red-bands; rainbows, etc etc etc)




under-rated: whitefish

 

[Jake Watrous]

Overrated: Colorado mountain trouts


Underrated: Washington mountain trouts

 

[SurfnFish]

overrated - small river trout
underrated - big lake trout

 

[DimeBrite]

Overrated: pink salmon

Underrated: wild silver salmon

 

[RCF]

Over-rated: bass
Under-rated: SRC

 

[mcswny]

Overrated: Big Fish
Underrated: Small Fish

 

[Stonedfish]

Overrated - WDFW Triploid Trout
Underrated - Big Bluegills
SF

 

[ColinShots]

Overrated: anadromous
Underrated: warm water

 

[Wadin' Boot]

overrated: seahawks
Underrated: huskies

oh wait we're talking fish...

Overrated: Yakima fish
Underrated: Cedar fish

 

[Yard Sale]

No fish is over rated if you enjoy catching it. Stupid thread.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Overrated=$$$$$ graphite rods
Underrated=bamboo rodz

 

[Jake Dogfish]

Over-rated Steelhead
Under-rated Pikeminnow

 

[clarkman]

Over-rated:

No fish is over rated if you enjoy catching it. Stupid thread.

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

Over-rated - Big named rivers
Under-rated - skinny blue lines

cheers

 

[flybill]

overrated: stocked trout
underrated: carp

 

[Matt B]

Overrated: imported, invasive Puget Sound coconuts
Underrated: Native run humpkins

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Overrated: Sturgeon (great fish..brutal fishing. Fishing for surfboards?)

Underrated: 3-way tie. Pineapple on pizza/Metal Church/ Peamouth

 

[Rob Allen]

Lots of good answers and each makes sense in it's own way.

Most underrated steelhead on single handed rods.
Rationale for my choice; people have given up the serious pursuit of steelhead and those that still do mostly use spey rods to make the casting easier but are the equivalent of 10-12 weight rods which dull the fight of even the most fantastic steelhead. I think that's along with their increasing rarity especially in small summer run streams is breeding lots of apathy.
Anyone who has hooked a wild summer in may on the Washougal on a 7wt single hander would not call them underrated, they'd be too busy chasing them downstream before their backing ran out.

Most over rated. Carp. I guess they'd be OK if you never had to touch them.

 

[Smalma]

Over-rated - a tie between largemouth bass and WDFW triploid/brood stock planters.

Under-rated - bull trout!

 

[FinLuver]

Over-rated: ODFW’s ability to manage.

Under-rated: Water Watch, Trout Unlimited, and other eco-groups’ damage to our state and recreational opportunities.

For every action…there’s an adverse reaction.