What about younger fish where there is no jaw-hooking?
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What about younger fish where there is no jaw-hooking?
Looks like I opened the wrong post, this is "Birds and Bee's for Fly Fishermen" Oooops !!!! :confused:
Now this almost sounds like the time when I was Salmon fishing a guy asked me if the rain is going to hurt the fishing, well my reply was there not going to get any wetter :lol:
Even before the jaws develop a hook, the males have more snout in front of the eyes than the female. This is relative within a species of course, rainbows in general (for example) have shorter snouts than browns (for example).
Watch them in the water, the females are always telling the males which way to go and the males don't listen.....
Best Regards...
the ones that throw the hook or break you off and leave you standing there looking like a fool and wondering what you did wrong - those were females.
Brook trout males are much more colorful especially during fall spawning.
When you clean them for dinner, the females have eggs, ha!
I have to look for it again, but it was pointed out to me to compare the distance that the jaw extends "behind" the eye. Not sure if it's as pronounced with trout as it is steelhead though?
I just look between their fins!
Bedlam, you started the best topic of the year. thank you! ha! Great stuff here.
the answer is the jaw set and the hook.
Female trout have larger pectoral fins......that one's easy!