The lower Brown Trout of the two shown, looks like the Brownies that NY state stocks.
Philip 43
The lower Brown Trout of the two shown, looks like the Brownies that NY state stocks.
Philip 43
Here's a pic of a silvery brown? Kinda interesting?
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A veritable giant Brown!
OK!...So you caught your limit. Stop braggin' bout it.Originally Posted by Bamboozle
A veritable giant Brown!
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
Good topic. I find it interesting the many different patterns Browns may have. I have no science to add to this thread but here are a few Browns with interesting markings all from my favorite local river.
A pretty standard brown from this river to start out for a baseline.
Some have almost no spots...
...Some have so many it's ridiculous.
Large Spots
A few have that marbled pattern that Kelly mentioned, like a Tiger Trout, although on the river I fish it is usually only around their head and gill plate if they have it at all. Much more subtle than the pic Kelly posted.
When it comes to Browns, some got hit flush with the ugly stick, although with the top fish it has nothing to do with his markings...
(Old Snaggle Tooth)
(The slug)
...And some are just too pretty for words.
The one thing I do know, no matter the markings, they are all fun to match wits with.
Those are some HUGE variations in sizes, colors, and numbers of spots! Very interesting to look at all these pictures. I guess the variation would help you keep track of how many times you caught your "pet fish" over the years.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
Well, Arkansas is out of it range, but it looks like a Bull trout.
Browns are like people. Each one is different if you look close enough. Thats why some of us know that we've caught the same fish on more than one occation, and over the course of years in some cases.
Just one from the Grand River in Ontario.
"There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot." Lefty Kreh
"Catch and Release,...like Corrections Canada" ~ Rick Mercer
Here's an older pic of a wild brown that I caught about six years ago in a stream that wasn't all that far a drive from my house. Not too long after this picture was taken, this stream and the fish in it were wiped out by severe flooding over and over again. The fish are just starting to come back, but are only around three or four inches and there's not that many of them. It was mentioned in a TU article a year or two ago, since they're trying to rebuild some of the pool builders and stabilize some of the banks. This was a pretty good sized fish for that stream too.
Very nice photos folks,
Bamboozle - Those brown trout fingerlings can really be colored-up, especially when they first get those parr marks! I think they are just as pretty as a brook trout at that stage!
Mato - I can't get over the perfectly round markings on that butterball brown!
Best regards, Dave S.
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