So does some rainbow trouts have red marks below the throat? Caught a stocked rainbow trout out of Taylor Lake in Minnesota that has red marks on its throat but the red marks are not big compared to pure cutthroat trouts. Now I know there are no cutthroat trouts in Minnesota but now I am confused as hell. I wish I take a picture on this trout but I ate it.
Got a question about Rainbow Trout ID traits
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 03:32 PM
I should be clear on this subject. Does the rainbow trout has red marks on the throat? I'm so confused as both cutthroats and rainbows come in different color variations.
I caught a trout that has red marks on its throat but I am awared that there are no cutthroats in Minnesota and the lake only has brookies and bows.
I caught a trout that has red marks on its throat but I am awared that there are no cutthroats in Minnesota and the lake only has brookies and bows.
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 03:44 PM
I am no trout expert, but I did find this dichotomous key: http://www.fws.gov/n...us_fish_key.pdf
It says that rainbow trout do not have any orange or reddish spots on their body.
It says that rainbow trout do not have any orange or reddish spots on their body.
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 08:08 PM
could it be a hybrid brook/rainbow? (think it is called a tiger trout??) http://www.bouldermo...Trout-640-W.jpg
I know nothing about trout other than they are fun to watch and I cannot catch them.. LOL
I know nothing about trout other than they are fun to watch and I cannot catch them.. LOL
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 09:15 PM
Nah tiger trout is a hybrid between brown trout and brook trout and there are no brown/tiger trout in Taylor Lake. Also I should noted that there are no natural reproduction of rainbow trout in Taylor Lake....so all rainbow trout are hatchery trout. I am try find some good website for how to ID a trout but so far only trout that has red marks on throat is either a cutthroat or a cutbow.
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 09:18 PM
I am no trout expert, but I did find this dichotomous key: http://www.fws.gov/n...us_fish_key.pdf
It says that rainbow trout do not have any orange or reddish spots on their body.
They don't included cutthroat trout in the dichotomous key, just let you know.
ID a trout sucks.....
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 09:29 PM
Does this photo ID guide help? It's got cutthroat trout on it. http://www.coloradot...tification.htmlThey don't included cutthroat trout in the dichotomous key, just let you know.
ID a trout sucks.....
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 10:40 PM
The last cutbow trout picture in that link, looks like much same to my trout but I can't rule them out as there are no cutthroats or cutbows being stocked in Minnesota (unless I am not awared of it). So it must be a rainbow trout with odd colors?
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