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Fish Identification Gallery

This page was created to provide a suite of identification materials for our volunteers and anyone else trying to identify salmonid species in the Northwest. Please check back for updates and more extensive identification materials, including photos depicting color variations for specific streams.

Identifying Salmonids: Detailed information on how to identify the different species in the region.

Stream List: This page contains a list of all streams where volunteers have seen fish so far. Each page has fish identification specific to that stream.

Mystery Fish Page: Quiz yourself

Training slide show: This 2006 slide show has lots of fish identification information and quizzes on it.

USDA's Fish Resources: Salmon/Steelhead: An excellent page showing information about salmon and steelhead as well as very nice images of the different species.

This program is conducted in cooperation with the King County Water and Land Resources Division, Bellevue Stream Team, Redmond Stream Team, and the cities of Seattle, Bothell, Kirkland, Renton, Woodinville, and the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust, with support from the King Conservation District.

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