The "leopard" rainbow is just a nickname for that native species of rainbow. Their spots are numerous and large - not at all like the generic rainbow stockers we see in the lower 48.
We saw the big bows on the Kvichak River gorging them selves on the salmon eggs and as we were cleaning the sockeyes we caught at the river's edge and tossing the entrails and eggs into the water there was a feeding frenzy below us.
I copied these pics from the Internet just for illustrative purposes of the leopard bows.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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