trout ID?

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Ongsono
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trout ID?

Post by Ongsono » Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:18 pm

Hey guys,

I'm having trouble identifying this trout. My guess is that its a discoloured brown.
Caught it last weekend at Lake Eildon, measuring in at 43cm.

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Cheers.

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Re: trout ID?

Post by Boonanza » Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:06 pm

Looks like an Atlantic Salmon mate. :thumbsup:
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Re: trout ID?

Post by Wolly Bugger » Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:16 pm

It is a brown trout.

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Re: trout ID?

Post by rb85 » Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:53 pm

Brown trout no spots on tail.
Rainbow spots on tail.

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Re: trout ID?

Post by ratbag » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:09 pm

female brown trout spent and in need of a good feed!
quid est quod eum

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Re: trout ID?

Post by brybry » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:47 pm

I'm going to call it for an Atlantic Salmon too. Mainly due to the tail shape and the indistinct shaped spots on the back. End of the top jaw in relation to the eye is also another indicator although hard to tell from the photo.

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Re: trout ID?

Post by barra mick » Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:40 am

ratbag wrote:female brown trout spent and in need of a good feed!
agree its in poor condiction.

A few weeks ago we maybe got half a dozen in poor condiction like this mixed in with some good fish.

After they strike the just give up....even with 4 pd line.

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