Part-Time
12/14/2017 8:36:45 AMLooks like a good day to me, thanks for the report and have a Merry Christmas.
atroutfisherman
12/14/2017 9:58:39 AMThanks very much! Merry Christmas to all readers! Keep a tight line!
Honda
12/14/2017 10:12:04 AMWhat a fish! Obviously not wild? Seems to me a fish like that would be wild! Good for you.
Stansjoy
12/14/2017 10:23:16 AMGreat fish and great day out! Looks like a Cutthroat to me, perhaps a Cutt-Bow? The mandible (jaw-line) goes well beyond the eye of the fish.
atroutfisherman
12/15/2017 6:11:02 AMPlease look again! Best way to determine bow or cut is by teeth on the tongue, this had none! A product of Lake Roosevelt's very successful net pen operations!
buc
12/14/2017 3:39:13 PMwhat area are you fishing? I caught a couple nice trout out of hawk creek from shore last week w/powerbait ....yellow gold flake
atroutfisherman
12/15/2017 6:01:33 AMBuc, I am surprised you didn't recognize Hawk Creek from the pictures! Such a beautiful place!
walleygator77
12/15/2017 9:26:42 AMHey atroutfisherman " Nice" Rainbow Trout, nice pictures, Doesn't even have the same coloration or markings of a cutthroat, thanks again for the acurrate report, Tight Lines and keep "Reelin "!
ThirdofJuly
12/15/2017 11:56:49 AMI should mention that the Donaldson trout which are stocked in Lake Roosevelt are a unique blend of Rainbow, Steelhead, and Cutthroat. That's why they can vary so much. This one is leaning towards Cutthroat is you ask me. We can thank the University of Washington and Lauren Donaldson for this spectacular fish!
CousinSam
12/16/2017 6:29:45 PMVery interesting info on the genetic makeup of those Donaldsons, Third. The fish in that photo looks just like the cutts I catch on Lake Sammamish, except for the lack of coloration under the gills. That cuttie-sized mouth is pretty distinct.
walleygator77
12/15/2017 2:47:06 PMThirdofjuly their are no orange or red slashes under the jaw which are characteristics of a cutbow, so how could it be? Plus if you look at the coloration pattern it looks like a rainbow trout?
ThirdofJuly
12/16/2017 3:44:42 PMLake Roosevelt stockers have Cutthroat and Steelhead genes mixed in. That's why they vary so much. Look at the size of the mouth on that fish.