G-Man
8/2/2011 9:09:00 PMMaybe it is because I'm viewing it on a smartphone, but that fish has the look of a searun cutt.
MotoBoat
8/2/2011 10:45:00 PMI thought the same thing. Looks to be spots along the back. Does not look very Salmon like.
gcban
8/3/2011 6:11:00 PMThanks for the feedback everyone. First time I have hooked one of these on Lake WA so I was not sure. Figured it was a sockeye, although the mouth / jaw was a little small for a salmon. I thought cutts had more spots all over the side, not the few scattered ones that lined the back of this fish. Regardless, it was a good fight and I hope to hook some more of these again. Thanks! - G
G-Man
8/3/2011 7:59:00 PMNow that I'm on a PC I can see that it is a trout for sure. Looks like it may be a hybrid as the jaw is kind of short for a full fledged cutt. If it indeed went 22", congrats on landing a nice sized fish, I'm sure it put up a nice fight.
gcban
8/4/2011 8:03:00 PMThanks G-Man, that net I use is 26 inches from top to the bottom so thats why i figured it was about 22' or so. I have caught tons of trout in my day and this thing was so big I figured it must be a sockeye. Wish I would have known it was a cutt, would have kept it for the grill. Oh well it made the day fun.
Thank you also for your great reports, always enjoy reading them (Thumb and all), keep it up. Take care! - G
Thank you also for your great reports, always enjoy reading them (Thumb and all), keep it up. Take care! - G