Rocky Mountain White Fish
It is found from the mackenzie river drainage in northwest territories canada south through western canada and the northwestern usa in the pacific hudson bay and upper missouri river basins to the truckee river drainage in nevada and sevier river drainage in utah.
Rocky mountain white fish. Trout shaped body with adipose fin between dorsal and tail. Whats the best way to cook em other than smoking them. I ve also found them in medium sized freestone rivers and streams especially in mid to late summer.
Mountain whitefish have large scales no spots and small mouths with no teeth. Post jan 29 2007 1 2007 01 29t02 27. Also hooked into a really nice rainbow but.
I caught one out of the bow today and thought i would try it just not sure of the best way. Their mouths are designed for picking things off the bottom. The general body colour is a bronze white or greenish white.
They move in large groups or schools from pool to pool. Montana field guide contains a wealth of information about montana s diverse species. Mountain whitefish or rocky mountain whitefish are often misidentified as fish in the minnow family.
Mountain whitefish march 2011 fish of the month. I didn t really stay out for too long because that wind was bloody cold. The mountain whitefish prosopium williamsoni is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western north america.
In alberta this fish is often called rocky mountain whitefish. Also known as rocky mountain whitefish or rockies they re primarily a fish of large swift waterways with rocky bottoms where they inhabit the pools between riffles. Nine times out of 10 a rocky will choose to feed right on the bottom.
To lb. Mountain whitefish are native to most of the waters of western alberta. Although they are not targeted as much as other gamefish mountain whitefish can provide fantastic sport on ultralight spinning and fly tackle.
In contrast these little scaly looking critters actually belong in the salmonid family. The mountain whitefish is a native salmonid that is found in western north america living in both lakes and streams in the rocky mountain region. Although despised by many trout loving anglers the mountain whitefish is an elusive hard fighting and tasty angling target in its own right and deserves more respect from fly and spin anglers alike.
Rocky mountain whitefish or simply mountain whitefish prosopium williamsoni are some of north america s most widely distributed salmonid fish they range from canada s northwest territories south through british columbia and most of the western united states. Rocky mountain whitefish williamson s whitefish. To catch rockies as they often called the thing to remember is that they are extreme bottom feeders.
