Steelhead?

No Steelhead in the river. There is a dam at the lower end of Couer d'Alene lake that blocks all upstream fish migration, so no annual upstream flow of migrating fish. (No sea-run from the columbia.)

This is a Northern Pike.. It was caught by my fishing buddy's grandson. Twenty-nine pounds. Quite a fish for a 12 year old!

Northern Pike were illegally planted in the Coeur d'Alene lake several years ago and now it is a very good but regulated fishery, making the local tackle sellers lots of money.