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n. - Silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere; Flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere; Any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring.

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  • Fifteen: Fly shop guy thinks every foul-hooked whitefish is a twenty-inch brown trout.
  • Yes | No | Report from joey wrote 2 years 5 weeks ago looks like a mountain whitefish to me
  • But that's a whale compared to the usual pygmy whitefish which is just a couple of ounces.
  • There was shrimp (2), clams, some kind of whitefish, salmon, and some other things I can't name.
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