Troutnut.com Fly Fishing for Trout Home
User Password
or register.
Scientific name search:

> > Unidentified trout, Page 3



Mtspinner has attached this picture to aid in identification. The message is below.
Shown Full Size
Mystery Trout?
Mystery Trout?
Jmd123September 10th, 2011, 12:42 pm
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611
When one is not in trout country, those bluegills, perch, and crappie make fine fly rod quarry. See my "Perch on the fly!" thread - and those came out of a "Designated Trout Lake", in which the trout were not hitting because the surface waters were still to warm so they were down deep. Thus, they provided me with some action while the trout proved unreachable (though they won't be in another month or so as the waters cool).

On the other hand, there is another Designated Trout Lake that I fish for brookies around here that apparently got perch in it through a bait bucket introduction (this is the story I was told anyway) and apparently it was detrimental enough to the trout fishery that the pond was drained for several years to get rid of them. There are still some in there - I've caught a couple on flies and I've seen them on a snorkeling trip there - but the brookies are doing just fine right now. Next time I catch a big perch out there though he may be headed for the freezer, and I'm sure the MI DNR would like that just fine. [UPDATE: a couple of friends of mine told me out there last night that a friend of theirs took 21 perch out of the pond - my only regret is that they didn't end up in MY freezer!]

I've had a number of instances where I have caught trout and warmwater fishes side by side, including a largemouth bass, rock bass, and several sunfish from the Pine River where I have also caught brookies, browns, and rainbows, and also in Missouri and Georgia. But, of course, when one is after trout, it's pretty easy to label everything else as "trash". I pulled a great big creek chub out of the Pine on a grasshopper imitation a couple of days ago, big enough that I did indeed think he was a trout before I saw that big black stripe on his side...I didn't begrudge him though, as I had already caught three trout (a brookie and two browns), and I know his offspring just might end up as trout food!

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Page:123

Quick Reply

You have to be logged in to post on the forum. It's this easy:
Username:          Email:

Password:    Confirm Password:

I am at least 13 years old and agree to the rules.

Related Discussions

TitleRepliesLast Reply
Re: LAKE KHOBI (GEORGIA)
In General Discussion by Kinalia
4Jan 7, 2013
by Mcjames
Re: Beautiful West!
In the Photography Board by Jesse
1Apr 18, 2010
by Jmd123
Re: Tigers in driftless?
In the Photography Board by WiScott
6Sep 7, 2016
by Wbranch
Re: If you were targeting TIGER trout?
In General Discussion by LenH
8Feb 6, 2008
by LenH
Five days of warmwater flyfishing in southeastern Michigan - from Jonathon
In Fishing Reports by Jmd123
0
help!!! we need help to identify this trout
In General Discussion by Amcjrotc06
0
BWO
In Male Attenella attenuata Mayfly Dun by Oldredbarn
0
Re: brown trout coloration research paper
In General Discussion by Ike
3Sep 19, 2013
by Sayfu
Re: Fishing with My Nephew: Eighth Annual Trip
In Fishing Reports by Martinlf
1May 31, 2022
by Jmd123
Re: Unique brown trout markings
In General Discussion by PSUturf91
32Jul 6, 2016
by Bugrchkr
Most Recent Posts
Re: large free living caddis rhyacophila?
In the Identify This! Board by Kjfeen (Taxon replied)