Maximum Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Got out bright and early with Max and LK to hunt some bullies. Pretty slow but I did manage to catch this snakey 28" bastard! Longest trout I've ever caught but certainly not the best looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 sssssssssssssnakey .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbadbrent Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 that thing is so goofy looking, it looks terrified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 water snakkeeeeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beedhead Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Maybe Twas was a looong winter for that Bull... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 It's got that "deer in the headlghts" look....or Bull in the net look . Thanks for sharing, Ayr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAV Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Wow, looks like it's dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmoTrutta Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Wow, looks like it's dead! According to this article, it soon will be dead: "... even without the aid of pictures, fishermen can tell if their catch is stressed or not, and the chance of the fish surviving or not. The long and short of it was that if the fish’s eyes are looking down, or at the water while being held upright, it was less stressed than a fish that has “Dead Eyes” that are staring blankly straight ahead. He also explained that if the fish has the blank stare, his findings showed that the fish had less than a 10% chance of survival, even if quickly released. He explained that it is very important to look at the fish’s eyes once it is landed because taking extra time with the release, can improve a fish showing stress’ chance of survival by as much as 58%" Reading this article was a bit of a wake up call for me, and I'll definitely be looking at the trout's eyes when I net them from now on. One would think, though, that if so many released fish aren't surviving one would see more fish floating belly-up in lakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pythagoras Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I won't be looking them in the eyes....don't want 'em to get the wrong idea..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 have seen a few "sick" looking bulls come out of there...half of them are afraid to eat I think .. there are fish in rough shape everywhere, perfectly normal, survival of the fittest .. don;t forget, that fish is older than the average pet dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremie Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 the camera kinda looks out of wack but its definitly stressed and if he were to have taking his time releasing it it would be more likely to survive i had that with a brown in stauffer once it was 15" and it had big blank eyes and i gave him some time and slowly put water through his gills and his eyes started to go back to normal and he splashed me and ripped off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximum Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 He had that look on his face because I was firing up the Hibachi grill right next to him! j/k of course! FYI, I hooked and landed this guy in <2min, I always keep my camera hanging from my neck so I'm not wasting time looking for it. Landed him, unhooked, layed him ontop of my net in the water, snapped it and released. From when I netted to release, <1min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 It does look like the eyes are pointed slightly down... the fish is more on his back. The net in deeper water would help, but I've seen Much worse. It's funny how some fish just don't do well... skinny fish like that need to eat more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castuserraticus Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 It was the winner of Alberta's Next Top Bull Trout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremie Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 maybe it saw a ghost.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 It's funny how some fish just don't do well... skinny fish like that need to eat more. me thinks that was what grandpa moses fish was trying to do... but managed the wrong nibble on the wrong bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 me thinks that was what grandpa moses fish was trying to do... but managed the wrong nibble on the wrong bug alot of competition for food amongst the locals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Not as thin as the 25" brown I got one night this month. the thing was all of a pound and a half.... MAYBE. This fish looks FAT compared to it Lots of the bulls this time of year from there are a bit on the thin side. Wait till June when they've feasted on suckers for a few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 "... even without the aid of pictures, fishermen can tell if their catch is stressed or not, and the chance of the fish surviving or not. The long and short of it was that if the fish’s eyes are looking down, or at the water while being held upright, it was less stressed than a fish that has “Dead Eyes” that are staring blankly straight ahead." Just one example, but eyes straight and we know it survived. Same Fish Thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximum Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 FYI to any skeptics out there, this same fish was caught again recently by another member. He is alive and well. The reason for his cock-eye is apparently hook damage, which I didn't notice. The left eye is working just fine but the right eye is frozen in that position. Mystery solved, thanks FFC CSI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 yup that feesh got tormented by me refcently and i re asured max with his excellent release tech. eye is all fuggled from hook damage in previous encounters.... she is alive and well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Did the fish look any bigger (fatter)? I'm wondering if the loss of the use of that eye is impacting its ability to hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 So he's got a bad eye AND he's stupid. Actually, fooled by Maximum and Maxwell. That doesn't make him stupid, just unlucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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