that's a nice fish ;D ;D.
i'm not sure about the sub-species comment??
not that it couldn't be true??
maybe a resident biologist in the QJ could shed light on that idea??
 i could understand the sub-species in a given area but seems like it would be the same across the Q??
on another post on QJ there is a comment about water quality,and diet determining meat color??
that seem's plausible to me and would account for the difference from lake to lake in a given area??
the lakers i've caught were all reddish and delicious grilled or pan fried so as long as there eater's, i guess the color doesn't matter ;) ;).