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steely02

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type of species?
« on: April 11, 2011, 07:30:18 PM »
can anyone tell me what this caught it today on the vedder today and not quite sure what it is?


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kingpin

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Re: type of species?
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2011, 07:33:27 PM »
bull trout, no retention of them anywhere around here......not to jump on you but keep it in the water and out of the sand if possible
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steely02

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Re: type of species?
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2011, 07:37:22 PM »
ok good to know i caught a couple smaller ones and i could tell what they were just moved here from ontario so getting to know all the species thanks  alot for the info so when they get bigger they lose there spots??
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Re: type of species?
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2011, 07:46:53 PM »
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Re: type of species?
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2011, 08:04:04 PM »
I have trouble telling the two apart (dolly varden and bull trout) but you do have one of the two, most likely a Bull Trout given its head and mouth ratio.

here is another chart you should familiarize yourself with
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/sport_fish/
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andrew5

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Re: type of species?
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 12:26:36 PM »
looks like it's maybe a sea-run bull trout?...i agree the absence of the spots threw me for a loop, but the mouth and head shape are pretty telling. I know some bullies do migrate to the sea. would this take away their trade mark spots and make them more crome-looking like this one?
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Re: type of species?
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 12:32:46 PM »
Looks like a searun bull to me. Caught a lot of them years ago in the rivers around Knight inlet.
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Re: type of species?
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 03:54:57 PM »
yup likes like a sea run bull trout to me aswell. some are starting to show up in the lower streches of the vedder.
i got one on the fraser that looked almost identical about a week ago, was about 5 lbs.
they give a prety good fight, and the chromeness make you think its a steely lol
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Re: type of species?
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 10:45:31 PM »
definitely a sea run bull, seen a few like this in the squamish and cheakamus this season
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Re: type of species?
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2011, 12:16:46 AM »
Do sea run bull trout return to river to spawn like steelhead or just to feed on salmon/steelhead eggs and fry?
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