What fish is this?

Many years ago, I caught a similar bright fish in an Oregon S river. I thought it must be a "jack steelhead" but after looking closely, I could finally see the hint of orange color under the jaw. At the time, one of my fishing buddies was a regional fish biologist for the river where I caught the fish. It was his opinion that it was indeed a SRC fresh from the salt.

However, I'm convinced that Yard Sale is correct and it was actually an Atlantic Salmon :D
 
Always seemed strange that "jack" steelhead (or other pint-sized forms) are relatively rare compared to salmon. At least in NWO and SWW. Only remember catching a couple. And this was back in the days of full punch cards.
 
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