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ID this fish please!

Post by Mike Carey » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:05 pm

caught out of Mason Lake, Alpine lake. Guide says the lake holds rainbows. This little guy looks like a brookie? cut? cutbrook??? cutbowbrook????
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Post by scott080379 » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm

I don't see a pic


so looks like a forum trout

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Post by Mike Carey » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:02 pm

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Post by sickbayer » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:47 pm

Its a teenage mutant ninja trout
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Post by Marc Martyn » Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:23 pm

Rainbow.

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(Bottom)Small Brook Trout. Brooks have white on the leading edge of the lower fins.
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Post by G-Man » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:19 am

I believe that Marc is correct, it is a juvenile rainbow trout. Once it gets a bit older, the larger markings (parr marks) will fade and it will look like your typical rainbow. I will say that for an alpine lake, it is a good sized juvi and quite fat to boot!

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Post by Mike Carey » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:39 am

another member suggested cutthroat on my blog - could it be a cuttbow?
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Post by Marc Martyn » Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:49 am

Not in my opinion.
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Post by G-Man » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:36 am

Mike, cutts and hybrids thereof normally have their jaw line extend past the eye. The fish you caught definitely has a rainbow sized mouth and subsequently the jaw line stops at the eye.

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Post by bionic_one » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:37 am

This could just be from limited experience, but I've noticed cutthroats, and cuttbows, have much longer jaws than rainbows.
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Post by zsteelheadman » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:22 am

It is a Rainbow.
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Post by Mike Carey » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:06 pm

ok, thanks, that seems to be the concensus, juvenile rainbow.
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Post by curado » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:16 pm

its a bow
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Post by Anglinarcher » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:48 pm

Most assuredly a Juvenal Rainbow, with Parr Marks. I suggest that this is probably a yearling.
Too much water, so many fish, too little time.

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Post by Marc Martyn » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:05 pm

If I am not mistaken, par marks show up on many different juveniles and disappear as the fish grows older. Notice the EB above, it also has these marks.

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Post by Marc Martyn » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:08 pm

bionic_one wrote:This could just be from limited experience, but I've noticed cutthroats, and cuttbows, have much longer jaws than rainbows.
I agree with that also.
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Post by VooDuuChild » Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:51 am

....and such a HEALTHY little guy!!!! Must be lots of bugs up there or somethin...
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Post by Mike Carey » Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:39 am

VooDuuChild wrote:....and such a HEALTHY little guy!!!! Must be lots of bugs up there or somethin...
I noticed that as well, a real fatty. It wasn't bad the day I went up but other Alpine Lake trips this summer, yup, lot's of bugs to feed on up there.
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