5 Mystery Fish Dead on the Road

Sweet! I've never gone fishing before... seems you can find all sorts of great fishes! There is supposed to be GREAT fishing here in WA. A co-worker of mine gave me some salmon he had caught up here....
 
I believe they are yellow perch- very common fish that is native to eastern US but introduced for fishing in may areas of the US- look at the anal, dorsal and pectoral fins- not like a sunfish but match the perch. The strips match the perch more than a sunfish. Also since they breed in Apr-May their colors are more dramatic then. I really do think this is a fisherman's lost catch (even the small one- in PA there is no minimum size for them to keep)

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