MacLean Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 I recently hiked into a lake on a mountian here in BC and caught a bunch of these little fry. I couldn't put my finger on what they are... any ideas? Quote
Jayhad Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 It appears you have found some Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Trout not as gold as there american cousins but I am pretty sure thats what you have Quote
birchy Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 I don't believe there are any Golden Trout in BC.. I'd say it's just a dark strain of rainbow trout. Perhaps a Redband Trout? *edit* This looks like the one. http://www.fisheries.org/units/AFSmontana/...n%20status2.htm The article mentions portions of British Columbia. Quote
Jayhad Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 I think Brichy is correct the parr markings tricked me; that baby red band looks more like the pic you have. Mind you it wouldn't be the first time there were fish caught in a province that did "exsist" in that province Quote
fishpro Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 That would be a Rainbow Trout. There are a lot of rainbows in BC that get heavy parr marks and often resemble Golden Trout. I found a stream with them in it and I swore they were Goldens, but had it confirmed later that they were rainbows. Either way they're really nice fish. Quote
DaveJensen Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Definitely a rainbow. Some locals call them yellow fin rainbows, but not sure if this is accepted or classified by sci standards. When I was 6 yr old I fished a creek on the fam's property with them in it, and everything I looked at (which was a very narrow reference field) said it had to be a golden trout. I wanted it to be, but alas, it wasn't. Just the mighty, tiny, yellow fin rainbow. Cheers Quote
BBBrownie Posted July 30, 2010 Posted July 30, 2010 Looks like Oncorhynchus mykiss giardineri, the Redband rainbow trout. Columbia and Fraser River drainages...Characterized by often exagerated parr marks, a distinctive red lateral band and tints of yellow or orange on the ventral region, interestingly enough, can also exhibit a yellow or orange throat slash like a cutthroat. (from Robert Behnke's "Trout and Salmon of North America", great book by the way, highly recommend to anyone intersted in biology and evolution of native trout and salmon). Very close relative of the Athabasca Rainbow, some think that the Athabow originated from an early overland connection between the upper fraser and athabasca watersheds... Quote
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