Guys working at freds saw the picture and told us it was a steelie lol. Also showed another seasoned friend who said steelie.. I wouldnt know but interesting non the less. So why do you say its a resident>steel?
Fred's will say anything to get guys to come to the Vedder...
Why do I say rainbow?:
1) White tipped ventral and anal fins (probably the dorsal fin too if the picture would show it)
2) Fins are coloured red/yellow... only time I have seen that on a steel it was ready to drop eggs
Pic of a "booty" January caught summer run anal fin:
3) Lots of spotting....
4) Because I've caught a few of them now and they all look the same....
Vedder resident rainbow caught December 2011:
PS this is not to detract from your fish, it's a beautiful resident rainbow... bows that size are not easy to come across in the vedder. I love catching them that size!