Cutbow16 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Caught this very hungry fish which I believe is a brook trout (there was black on the dorsal fin). I was informed after however that it could be a brook trout/bull trout hybrid, seeing as there are no haloes around the spots. Was wondering if this is just a pale brookie or maybe a hybrid? Quote
RedBeard Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Ya... hard to tell from the photos. If you're ever unsure then put it back. With the brook bull hybrids, look for pale spots on a dark background on the dorsal like these two: Full brooks typically have defined black spots on a lighter background on the dorsal like this guy: Credit to SeanD and vhawk for catching these fish... I don't actually ever catch fish 1 Quote
Guest bigdirty Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Sorry to derail. Landed a funny trout the other day. Had markings like a tiger trout. No black anywhere. Found in upper red deer. Quote
Cutbow16 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Posted July 30, 2015 Sorry to derail. Landed a funny trout the other day. Had markings like a tiger trout. No black anywhere. Found in upper red deer. Wow that's pretty cool with no black. My fish was caught in BC and looked more like the second picture RedBeard had posted (black spots were definitely not as defined). I did catch other fish which looked definitely more like a brookie but then there were others where the spots were very faint. Will take more pics next time. Quote
Guest bigdirty Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Should have mentioned, colors were mostly tan/light olive. Wishing I took a picture now. Was just a wee one. Quote
bcubed Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 http://www.academia.edu/761677/Validation_of_morphological_characteristics_used_for_field_identification_of_bull_trout_x_brook_trout_hybrids It's all about the spotting on the dorsal.. This study was on Quirk Creek so pretty close to home Quote
Cutbow16 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Posted July 30, 2015 Dorsal looked definitely more hybrid than true brookie. Interesting study. Quote
sldrose Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Redbeard confirmed those pics as bull/brook hybrids with Trout Unlimited biologists for those of you that are interested. Any doubt, take a photo of the dorsal fin Quote
Guest bigdirty Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Fish I found looked just like this http://troutster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tiger-trout.jpg Tigers can be found in red deer river system? Quote
RedBeard Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Tigers can be found anywhere that has brooks and browns in the same system Quote
Taco Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 Should have mentioned, colors were mostly tan/light olive. Wishing I took a picture now. Was just a wee one. Like this?? Quote
Guest bigdirty Posted August 2, 2015 Posted August 2, 2015 Yes sir! Minus anything that looked like a round spot. Quote
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