colin
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Post by colin on Jan 10, 2008 17:04:52 GMT
I'm new to sea trout fishing, hence my question: What colour/colours is a Sea trout in his spawning attire? If someone has a photo they can post it would be very helpful. Thanks
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robbie
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Post by robbie on Jan 10, 2008 17:14:06 GMT
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colin
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Post by colin on Jan 10, 2008 17:38:08 GMT
Thanks for the quick reply Robbie, it helped. But if you/or anyone can find a photo I would appreciate it.
Thanks again
Colin
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Post by sinkingtip on Jan 10, 2008 17:44:08 GMT
Hi Colin - it can often be a problem when your sea trout water also contains browns as coloured sea trout, especially cocks, can often be mistaken by a novice for a distinctly marked (large spots) but slightly grey " big broonie" and end up chapped in all probability - although 'safe' after October 6th. The under belly will be pretty dark aslo. Anything less than a wee fresh phat bullet around the 2 - 2/1 lb mark ("braw eating size" ) and almost translucent in colour, should be returned anyway ...... larger progeny breeds larger progeny and all that. A great fish to fish for and, arguably, the best sport you can get. Welcome to the forum. STip ps - I would imagine a photograph of a heavily coloured sea trout would be difficult to find - I've certainly never had the compulsion to photograph one
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Post by salmo on Jan 10, 2008 17:49:15 GMT
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Post by sinkingtip on Jan 10, 2008 17:53:24 GMT
Lousy eating .... need a lot of red sauce on that
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Post by sinkingtip on Jan 10, 2008 18:12:42 GMT
Alternatively, you can stick around these here parts and tap into the extensive and trustworthy knowledge base of this membership Where are you geographically ? - within 50 miles would suffice
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Post by builnacraig on Jan 10, 2008 18:12:48 GMT
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Post by salmonking on Jan 10, 2008 21:08:06 GMT
Colin,,here is a sea trout that's well on but not quite there if you get my drift,,,,,they go a bit darker ,,and maybe a little thinner,,than this little fella,
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conwyrod
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Post by conwyrod on Jan 10, 2008 23:15:53 GMT
They go dark like brown trout, but no red spots.
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Post by Roobarb on Jan 11, 2008 0:00:29 GMT
ps - I would imagine a photograph of a heavily coloured sea trout would be difficult to find - I've certainly never had the compulsion to photograph one I’m not so fussy, I’ll take a picture of anything daft enough to grab my hook In my experience they vary greatly in colour on the redds, some are real kippers and others, especially some of the hens, are surprisingly silver. Taken in October so fairly close to spawning. A small cock(?), possibly an immature non spawner??? Scars towards tail from a run in with cormorant or pike. A lot of the little ones here don’t get much darker than this. A hen. Net damage on gill cover? I see hens on the redds much brighter than this at times. A well coloured cock. November cock fish (approx. 6lb) on redd, nothing like as coloured as the one above. Andy
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hornet
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Post by hornet on Jan 11, 2008 0:10:25 GMT
Some cracking pics there Andy.
Did the 6lb fish give you a good scrap. Cracker.
Cheers
Hornet
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colin
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Post by colin on Jan 11, 2008 0:48:11 GMT
Wow.....what a response. Thanks for the very helpful info, pics and links guys, some very interesting reading there. In answer to Sinkingtips question: I currently live in Sandbach in Cheshire, so no sea trout nearby but get to travel to Wales and Scotland quite regularly so hope to do allot more sea trout fishing this year, I only started in 2007. Robbie, I will check out the sea trout forum (Thanks for the link) but I'll hang around here too as I also love Salmon fishing. Thanks again Col
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Post by DAZ on Jan 11, 2008 1:13:39 GMT
Hi Colin. Take a look at some of the pics on the link below.There's a few more images of fish here in various stages of spawning colours,or certainly getting there. salmo.proboards74.com/index.cgi?board=seatrout&action=display&thread=1192275582DAZ. P.S....Nice pics Exerod. The third pic down in your post....Is it a Seatrout ?.I have never seen one quite so heavily dressed down this part of the world.
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Post by sinkingtip on Jan 11, 2008 15:47:23 GMT
Hi Colin - Sandbach is it ! ? As you say, fine and handy for they Welsh watters - Conwyrod is yer man for that !. Glad you decided to stick around and, hopefully, benefit from this forum and its wide ranging, helpful and knowledgeable membership. Dinna be feart tae ast now - if ye dinna ast yel no git ! .... which roughly translates into "feel free to ask questions otherwise, forever more, remain uninformed". Regards STip
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Post by Roobarb on Jan 11, 2008 19:58:39 GMT
The third pic down in your post....Is it a Seatrout ?.I have never seen one quite so heavily dressed down this part of the world. Yes it is a bit of a horrid specimen! I’ve seen one or two big cock sea trout that were redder up on the redds. The rusty mottled colouration is very salmon like but if you had seen the whole fish you would have no doubt about it being a sea trout. It had an enormous convex tail (more like a paddle!) with a thick black line down the back edge. Also the head is too blunt and the scales too small for a salmon. All the fish in the pics above were caught by accident while targeting other species and although they were legally within season I do my best to avoid them when they are this far gone. The big one was around 10lb and took a fly intended for pike and like most really stale late season sea trout didn’t put up much fight, just wallowed around and rolled itself up in the wire trace. Andy
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Post by DAZ on Jan 11, 2008 20:32:52 GMT
Thanks for the reply Andy,and clarification.
It's quit difficult to tell the difference sometimes by just a head shot.
DAZ.
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hornet
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Post by hornet on Feb 4, 2008 0:04:39 GMT
Here is a pic of my first ever Sea Trout taken on the Tweed. ;D It took a 2 inch comet tube. Cheers Hornet
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