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Single young fruiting beneath Douglas fir and Western Hemlock.
Stem: blue tones prevalent at base.
Stem apex staining red where handled(darkening to nearly cherry red once home).
Cap: staining red where handled.
Inosperma calamistratum does not stain red and has a scalier quality overall and generally less robust stature.
Odor: fishy.
Harvested specimen and dehydrated for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My coinciding Mushroomobserver observation below-

https://mushroomobserver.org/537409?q=1pOjk

In wood chip landscaping. Mild mushroom odor and flavor. Cap extremely viscid!

Spores measure

(6.9) 7.2 - 8 (9) × (3.8) 4.1 - 4.7 (4.8) x (3.6) 3.9 - 4.4 (4.5) µm
Q = (1.6) 1.64 - 1.87 (1.9) ; N = 30
Me = 7.7 × 4.4 µm ; Qe = 1.7