Salmons definitely are slimy... To me they look like giant anchovies :) I wish all native fish the best though regardless and I don't discriminate against fish based on looks :)

How about a thread on name the endagered fish species you've caught, lol. I've caught a few over the years like a 3 spine stickeback in the upper Sespe, some type of chub or squawfish on the Green River that our rafting guide freaked out about when I showed it to him (don't worry we let it go just fine), and what were probably Southern Steelhead smolt on Matilija creek and Piedras Blancas creek.