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Post by JoeOverlock on Dec 20, 2006 10:12:42 GMT -5
Rex Channel and I spent about 2 hours in the Upper C&R area. We started out at Carbis Bend and worked our way up to the dam. Rex broke out his new 12 Foot 6 Inch Spey rod to try on the Deerfield and landed his first fish on it, a nice little rainbow. Look at that rod... ;D   Nice Fish, Rex!  After that we went up by the dam and I landed a skinny 18 inch Brown   |
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Post by FishinCane on Dec 20, 2006 11:56:13 GMT -5
Joe,
That's a nice brown. The close up picture of it is great. What kind of camera did you use to take it?
Jim
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Post by JoeOverlock on Dec 20, 2006 14:10:32 GMT -5
Thanks. I used a Pentax 7 Megapix point and shoot camera.
Rex came along at the perfect time to snap that photo for me. He was up by the dam and I was down by Diamond Drill Hole. He came down to see what I was up to just as that brown took the fly.
Perfect timing! ;D
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Post by bscanman on Dec 20, 2006 15:28:40 GMT -5
Nice shots Joe. Skinny or not, that's a very pretty brown. What flows were you guys fishing? The water looks like it's moving pretty good in the rainbow shot. Is that the riffle above Carbis Bend?
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Post by JoeOverlock on Dec 20, 2006 16:20:45 GMT -5
That shot of Rex in the Riffles is just before the pool at the bend. Oh, I forgot to mention, we caught those fish in high water. 850 cfs release and water temp of 41 degrees.
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Post by ctroy36 on Dec 20, 2006 19:20:35 GMT -5
Nice fish. What did you take them on?
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Post by JoeOverlock on Dec 20, 2006 20:00:03 GMT -5
I don't remember what Rex was using, but I had a 1/0 Flesh Pink Bunny hair leech with a 2x tail, the same one that I use at the Salmon River.
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Post by yashuone on Dec 21, 2006 15:12:28 GMT -5
nice fish, i heard someone say that the skinny ones may be females post spawn. the head does seem more female than male, no hooked jaw or whatnot. could you tell joe?
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Post by JoeOverlock on Dec 21, 2006 21:19:29 GMT -5
I can't tell the difference between the male and female browns unless there's a kype. The only ones I can identify the sex on are the brookies. I have a 90 gallon aquarium and raised 4 brook trout in it for a few months, so I got to stair at them for long periods of time and now I can just tell by looking at them.
For example, bscanman's brookie in the other post looks a lot like a female to me, I need to see the head though to be 100% sure.
Female brook trout have smaller heads, pointier noses, and a curvier body. Male brook trout have a rounded nose and longer face. When they are small (under around 10 inches) they are shaped sort of like your finger. Once they get fat it's harder to tell by the body type for me.
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Post by bscanman on Dec 22, 2006 13:32:16 GMT -5
Joe,
Go check the other thread. I put a pic without the weeds. Personally, I can't tell unless the spawn is on.
Brian
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Post by JoeOverlock on Dec 22, 2006 14:58:11 GMT -5
Definatly a female. Thanks for posting that brookie, btw. That's a nice fish. I sent an email to Andrew Madden at Mass Wildlife yesterday asking if he knew a way to tell the sex on Browns and Rainbows. I'm pretty sure he has a degree in fish.  If he replies to it I'll post it. |
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