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Did my usual and accomplished my usual. The larger was close to 19". Real pretty bows. Isn't the other fat,? WOW . I love these days. [  ] [ ] Catch dinner with some nice bows and do the walk and toss with Rusty. Man, I hope it holds up for a while. Water flow at 40 scfs! Surprised how low!
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Nice job - can't beat today's weather either.
Thanks for the report.
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Nice going Fred, they must be holding a lot of water back if the flow is still that low. I figured with all the rain and snow we got over the weekend, there would be plenty coming down the Weber.
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Nice catch Leaky. Just a word of caution... I know it can be difficult to tell them apart, but that lower fish appears to be a Cutthroat Trout... C&R only for those fish on the lower Weber.
This from the UT fishing reg's regarding Weber River:
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[quote Joe_Dizzy]Nice catch Leaky. Just a word of caution... I know it can be difficult to tell them apart, but that lower fish appears to be a Cutthroat Trout... C&R only for those fish on the lower Weber. [/quote]
Yes, all cutthroat below Echo on the Web must be released. That being said, good catch Leaky, both those rainbows you got there are going to be tasty!
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[quote HD7000][quote Joe_Dizzy]Nice catch Leaky. Just a word of caution... I know it can be difficult to tell them apart, but that lower fish appears to be a Cutthroat Trout... C&R only for those fish on the lower Weber. [/quote]
Yes, all cutthroat below Echo on the Web must be released. That being said, good catch Leaky, both those rainbows you got there are going to be tasty![/quote]
I must be looking at a different picture.
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You must be because both the fish above are definitely Rainbow Trout.
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Well, as long as you're sure.
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree then.
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Look like bows to me.Im sure Leaky knows the diff.
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Guys I hope you're right. I would be very upset if broke the law with a cutt!!! [frown] I concluded that it was a bow because: 1) it looked almost identical to the other bow with a little, more color 2) it was in an area that I believed was free of cuts, just below the damn 3) I haven't heard of any cutts being caught in that area,. Are there any cuts in Echo? Most all the trout come from there or are planted. Please, Please be right. If I screwed up, I really tried not to and apologize. Forgive me if I did, but I think I didn't.
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That's why I wanted to give you the "head's up" Leaky... I don't want to see any anglers picking up unnecessary fines from the DWR.
Many strains of Cutt's feature bright red cheeks and red-to-pink lateral striping, especialy during their spawning season (which is now). The Weber fish are highly migratory as well which makes sense that they would be present near the dam in greater numbers than normal.
The large mouth (extends well past the eye), concentrated spots near the tail, lack of numerous spots on body/head, lack of white tip on the anal fin, elongated spots near the center of the tail, all pretty much indicate to me... Cutthroat Trout.
I could be wrong (in fact I'm pretty sure that I am being told within here that I'm wrong), but better safe than sorry as I have no idea what the fine (if any) would even be.
Tight lines. [  ]
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Ok, so is it a bow or what?
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[#0000FF]Don't sweat it old friend. It is a rainbow.
Nice work.
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[quote Joe_Dizzy]
The large mouth (extends well past the eye), concentrated spots near the tail, lack of numerous spots on body/head, lack of white tip on the anal fin, elongated spots near the center of the tail, all pretty much indicate to me... Cutthroat Trout.
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As I see it;
1. "The large mouth (extends well past the eye)" Very probably a male, but not so pronounced to call it a cutt trait.
2. " lack of numerous spots on body/head" My vision ain't what it used to be, but I see fairly large prominent spots on the head, much more large and prominent than what would be expected with a cutt.
3. " lack of white tip on the anal fin" Again my 50 yr old eyes could be failing me, but I do see what appears to be a white margin on the pelvic fin. A pure cutt would NOT have that trait. Also what color are the pelvic and anal fins? They are grayish. A cutt has orange pelvic and anal fins and these are not even close to that color.
4. "concentrated spots near the tail" Rainbows have considerable variation on their spotting. To me, this looks like basic individual variation among a species and not something that nails down that this is a cutt. Also, the overall coloration to me is rainbow like, not that it is absolute either. I can post pics to demonstrate later.
FWIW, I still maintain that the best way to make a call on cutt or bow, if you haven't caught a bunch of each and can tell at a glance, is to look at the pelvic and anal fins. If they are orange, then its a cutt. If they are grey or pink, bow.
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Conclusion??? Am I In trouble? Sounds like I'm not guilty of willful breaking the law. but would still like to know if I made a mistake, [:/]
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It definitely looks like a rainbow.
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In conclusion, I see "some" large spots on the head, lots of spots on the tail, and no white tips on tips on the fins, pink going to dark gray/black annal fins, white belly ????
Still not sure???? Looks like a male bow to me!!! Man, I sure would like to know. Still think it's a bow but -------------? Sure would like to have an easier way to identify!!![:/] Am still relying on location!!!
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Do what I did. Goto google images and type in rainbow trout. You will see many images of different rainbows that will help you solve the riddle.[ ]
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I already said that I think its a bow but go through the list.
1. "I see "some" large spots on the head" Rainbow trait
2. "lots of spots on the tail" can be both.
3. "no white tips on tips on the fins, pink going to dark gray/black anal fins," Not all bows have the white tips but once again, what color are the pelvic and anal fins? Dark gray to black. Definitely not orange. Rainbow trait!
I agree with you, a male rainbow. Don't sweat it.
But if in doubt, check the pelvic and anal fin color. If you're still not sure, throw it back and keep the next bow or brown you catch.
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[font "Calibri"]Looks like a male Bow to me too. But if not, eat it and then practice C&R on a 24-48 hour return. I’m guessing that fish will be returned back into the water within that time frame. [laugh][/font]
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