What trout?

[Two Socks]

Hi all,

I was hoping somebody could tell me what kind of fish this is:


It is trout, isn`t it?
I unfortunatly only thought of taking pictures after I gutted them, so this is the best I can do.

The reason I ask is because this seems to be what I catch most at a little lake in Norway where I will be going to soon again, and I thought it would be good to know what fish I`m catching and if I can improve my numbers a little by different lures or techniques.

I haven`t fished a lot yet, so tips on catching trout on lures (or of course good ways to cook them) would be appreciated too.

Tank you!

[greensurfingbear]

imagine not working mate so no idea......for now

[Two Socks]

I believe I fixed it. Does it work now?

[Robbi]

LOL nope ! all i've got is a little box with a red cross in it

[Two Socks]

Ok, third attempt...

[Robbi]

well done sir !

they are brown trout mate

[JonathanD]

What Robbi said. Nom Nom.

[Two Socks]

Thanks Robbi!

Now I can try to find out how to catch a bit more next time. The 3 fish here are the result of 2 hours of fishing by 4 people. I feel that there is room for improvement ;-)

[JonathanD]

...and therein lies the fun.

[Robbi]

too true ! i did 6 hours tonight and only caught one ! nice lake though

[Two Socks]

Nice lake indeed!

This is a part of the lake that I`ll be fishing at.


I am really looking forward to it! I might remember to take decent pics and do an 'out and about'-thread.

[Robbi]

that looks really good

are you fly fishing for the trout ?

[Two Socks]

I have been using spoon-type lures. Silver with red dots seems to be what they like best this far.

I have no clue how to fly-fish, but it seems to require special equipment that I don`t have

[Bushwhacker]

I'm thinking ferox trout. Still a brown though.

[Robbi]

nothing wrong with lures mate

they do put up a good fight don't they

[T1Viper]

I'm thinking ferox trout. Still a brown though.

Highly doubtable that they are Ferox. a Ferox is a large brown trout thats diet is mainly other fish. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Uploads/D...Trout%20mx.pdf

Lovely fish, not been out for trout too much this year, going out next week for some pleasure angling after some bream/tench

[northumbrian]

i thought broonies only lived in fresh flowing water not stillwaters ???

[bigbear]

No, you do get them on stillwaters. Lovely fish. I fish a small lake with both bfrowns and rainbows and like many members there return any browns to boost the numbers. Wouold definitely eat the ones on the photo though !

[Lurch]

nothing wrong with lures mate

Tsk. It's just not sporting old boy.
Pip pip!

[red devil]

Definitely broonies those - the spots can be bright red or black or both, while the colour of the skin often reflects the condition of the water they're found in.
And they can definitely be found in stillwaters - as was the one below from my local loch.
Check out the brilliant gold colouring on the lower body on this beauty - quite different from the colouration on your fish.
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There's nothing wrong with going for them with lures, especially if all you want to do is catch as many as you can as quickly as you can.
But in my humble opinion, you can't beat the sport of trying to tempt these wily, wild fish on dry or wet flies - a magical experience.
Having said that, the fish in the picture was actually caught on a damsel nymph, if my memory serves me right.
Finally, I agree with the earlier poster who said they're unlikely to be ferox trout.
Tight lines,
Steve

[uncleboo]

They're not ferox, they're broon troot!!

[Jaymzflood]

Already been said, Brownys 100000%. And some nice sizes on them too! Fair play.

Red Devil,that is a CRACKING colored fish mate.

[red devil]

Already been said, Brownys 100000%. And some nice sizes on them too! Fair play.

Red Devil,that is a CRACKING colored fish mate.

I know, it's a belter, and a good size too - about a pound and a half to two pounds, which is terrific for a wild brownie in these parts.
It was caught from a small loch near my house which sits on the edge of a golf course.
The loch gets a lot of run-off water and the bottom is quite silty, so I'm assuming the colour in the fish is affected by the sometimes peaty nature of the water.
Whatever, it made my angling year!
PS I put him back to fight another day - couldn't kill such a beautiful creature unless I was starving to death in the wilds.
Steve

[Jaymzflood]

Yeah id have launched him back too, couple of pictures first tho! But a 2lb brownie is a cracker ANYWHERE, never-mind just where you are. Good catch mate.

[Terr]

Self caught brown trout over an open fire in the woods = my happy thought.

[wattsy]

brown trout pan fried in butter = best outdoors meal possible (run a close second by mackerel the same way)

matt

[Adze]

They can reach some pretty impressive sizes in running water (river Kennet above)...

[Jaymzflood]

Wow thats a big brownie Adze! Id have kept that bad boy!!!!

[Adze]

She was a bit of a big girl... four and a half pounds we reckoned. A quick pic and slipped her back as I was grayling fishing at the time and a few days the wrong side of the closed season - I hasten to add, I didn't target the trout, just a fluke really.

[Jaymzflood]

id say its pushing at more around the 3lb mark just going by that picture and years of experience catching em. But dont get me wrong, a 3lb wild brownie is a huge catch from a river. But ive never seen em' get upto 4lb. Still tho, id be mighty proud of that one.