Common name of Oncorhynchus mykiss
 
Common name T'ak'al
Language Haida
Dialect Skidegate
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Jones, R., 1999
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Name applied to both rainbow and cutthroat trout but not to steelhead. Trout were caught in fish traps and were also fished with a noose. Dragonfly larvae or sk'aadaasgwaal were used as bait for catching trout and freshwater salmon.
 
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