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[Hafwit]

With the reduction in funding to fish hatcheries in CA, there have been some interesting developments. Other than for a reduction in stocking, the focus is now on pure-bred trout and they have ramped up the efforts to reduce hybridization. Many of the golden trout we see now are actually golden-rainbow hybrids. Getting to the pure goldens often requires going to waters that have never had rainbow trout introduced--thus these are typically in the smaller streams in more remote locations. We used to catch a number of Eastern Brook Trout in the backcountry too, but I think they have mostly eliminated stocking these.

The micro rod and reel is quite fun to use--I caught a 13 inch brown using it that felt like a tuna.

 

[Flagster]

I am glad to see the efforts switch from stocked to preserving the native pure fisheries...would much rather catch a 8 inch native fish than a stocked hog...
That being said here is a pic from Lees Ferry AZ...small rainbow...while now a native fishery still a stocked lineage...

 

[XJBANKER]

Just getting started in fishing but got 100lbs worth of fillaid fish mostly from a fly rod in Alaska last month. I think I'm hooked.

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[DreamingOfExpeditions]

Lets breathe some life into this thread.

A beautiful native and wild brook trout from right here in NJ



A nice wild 'bow from the Housy in CT



For those that are reading this thread but don't know:
Brook trout are native to the east coast, rainbows to the pacific drainage west coast, and brown trout to europe ( with ours being most likely Germany). They may be wild, holdover or stocked.

For a really interesting read on it check out "An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World"

 

[Flagster]

Great book!!

 

[FireGirl_Photo]

Atlantic Salmon while I was working on the Ponoi River above the Arctic Circle in Russia this past year. First time swinging a spey rod... I'm hooked. Camp record for the day!

 

[DreamingOfExpeditions]

Nice buck. A trip of a lifetime I'm sure. I just got a 2 hander myself, and I love it.

 

[Kelboski]

Few from this fall....

Kelbo

 

[DreamingOfExpeditions]

So Kelbo you dabble a little eh?

 

[Kelboski]

So Kelbo you dabble a little eh?

Lil' bit.





Kelbo

 

[dblosch]

Kelbo is a tough act to follow!



Dan

 

[Hafwit]

Kelboski must work for Obama to have that much free time!

Nice fish

 

[Jkfisher84]

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Atlantic Salmon while I was working on the Ponoi River above the Arctic Circle in Russia this past year. First time swinging a spey rod... I'm hooked. Camp record for the day!

Wow thats a sweet catch there

 

[Jkfisher84]

You didnt need to hog up the whole page Kelbo! lol j/k nice catches

 

[Jkfisher84]

wish there was a like button for all these