Mark Knapp
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I moved my fish house to a laker lake. And here's my first fish there.
That's a good size !! How many pounds do you think?
As an aside, do you make filleting knives? I'd be interested to see what you use.
We had some incredible weather here last week, so I took the day off work and snuck away for some time on the creek.
What species are those? The first one especially looks like a Little Kern Golden Trout or perhaps a Kern River Rainbow, but you are not anywhere near their native range.
What species are those? The first one especially looks like a Little Kern Golden Trout or perhaps a Kern River Rainbow, but you are not anywhere near their native range.
Those are both wild rainbows from the Pisgah Forest in NC.
JB in SC we sure do have some great wild trout streams in SC if you're willing to get to them.
Love all the trout pics! They are such nice looking fish!
Bruce
Is that a big Brookie, how big? It's pretty hard to tell the lakers from brookies when they get big and the tail is altered.When I got home from work last Thursday afternoon I was dragging ass after a 16 hours shift. The weather was unbelievable so after a shower and cold beer I decided to slip away for just a couple hours. Good thing I did, for me not for the trout. Got him on my favorite lure for spinning rod, 1/32 oz gold jig with a watermelon pearl Gulp Minnow.
It's a Brookie. I caught him in a delayed harvest stretch of state trout water so it may have been in the stream a year or a few weeks. I seldom keep fish but my wife asked me to bring a few home for dinner. The fillets had a wonderful color similar to salmon. My friends had a fit when I told them we ate him and didn't bother with applying for a citation.Is that a big Brookie, how big? It's pretty hard to tell the lakers from brookies when they get big and the tail is altered.
It's a Brookie. I caught him in a delayed harvest stretch of state trout water so it may have been in the stream a year or a few weeks. I seldom keep fish but my wife asked me to bring a few home for dinner. The fillets had a wonderful color similar to salmon. My friends had a fit when I told them we ate him and didn't bother with applying for a citation.
Very nice.Somewhere between 3 1/2 and 4 lbs on a cheap set of pocket scales.