Wild fish in Kelsey Creek, Bellevue

I stopped by for a little walk between the doctor and work, and spotted some minnows-or baby fishes-in an eddy near one of the bridges. They seemed to have a white stripe on the rear half of their back extending into the tail, and looked like the sides had some striation or vertical dark-light bars. Brown-looking overall, but I didn't get a very close look at them.

I am tempted to go get some so I can take pics, but I think I will feel bad if I kill some before I am able to put them back. Without some kind of pic I think it's impossible, but anyone here know native fish and might have an idea what these could be? Many species of minnows around here I have found out researching, but none really look like those did... I wonder if they are a juvenile trout or something.

We got to see the Baker Dam hatchery release thousands of them into Baker Lake a few years ago, but I wasn't into fish then so I didn't pay attention to what they looked like, just how many we saw dying

I'm just taking a shot in the dark here, but could it be a Rosy Minnow?
They're not native here, but more invasive, than anything.. *shrug*

Maybe a stickleback? or dace?

???

Best guess based on this -> http://www.bellevuewa.gov/pdf/Utilities/FishUse_Kelsey.pdf

Juvenile Coho Salmon is my best guess. These little guys are in almost every stream around the state.

i think nick might be right, congrats! i think i was seeing that white tip on the top fin, i was thinking it went back toward the tail but i guess it's just the top fin.

i'm pretty sure that's what they were, although can't be certain.

well, now that the mystery is solved, i will ask another question; does anyone keep any species of native minnows at home? like i said, in researching i found that there are actually over a dozen which live in this state, which i had no idea about. i thought our wild freshwater fish were all salmon and trout, i had no idea there was such a variety of smaller species.

edit; also i found this reading over the report that dwarfpike posted; 'Lamprey were found in all electrofished reaches in 2007, including lower reaches and almost as far upstream as the crossing with 148th Ave NE.'



NOOOOOOOOOO

also, if anyone is into native fish, i just saw this while researching more; http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/peamouth.htm

they might still be up there spawning, could be very interesting