Was just sitting in my chair and I realized I've never thought about the sex of the fish I catch...must be a byproduct of marriage. Any tips on how to check the sex of rainbows and browns?
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Was just sitting in my chair and I realized I've never thought about the sex of the fish I catch...must be a byproduct of marriage. Any tips on how to check the sex of rainbows and browns?
look for the lipstick and earrings! ;)
Now that's funny right there. Geez, I'm still laughing.
Ya gotta be kidding. It's obvious. The female is the one with the HEADACHE.
Mark
Jason,
It's not always easy but as the fish get mature and especially as they enter the spawn cycle two differences can become dramatic.
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Male Brown - note hook on jaw
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Female Brown - note no hook, nice rounded profile.
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Male Rainbow - see, a hook!
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Female Rainbow - Look, no hook.
While Lip Stick and Earings my be a good indicator, you can't always count on the girls getting all dressed up nor will this account for the occasional cross dresser. Look at the jaws and you'll get a better idea. The only other fool proof method that I know of is to gut the fish. Egg sacks, it's a female. Milt sacks, it's a male. While I don't recommend this practice, it does work.
Maybe other have some ways and will share as well.
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Ya gotta be kidding. It's obvious. The female is the one with the HEADACHE.
This thread needs to move over to the we need some laughs here thread!
Thanks for the obvious tips, and the less obvious hook in the jaw. Problem with the hook in the jaw, is every fish I catch seems to have the hook in the jaw.
I think even in the non-spawning season, the jaw joint is farther back on a male, like past the eye on a male, and short of the eye on a female.
Must be mostly female fish where I go, can't seem to put a hook in their jaw !