PA brook trout

[jeffroey]

Assuming the photo isn't enhanced, that's a pretty fish, regardless of whether it's native or stocked. I would've loved to have landed it and posted it so we all can love it or hate it. Nice catch, kid.

Now that one Sal caught in 2017 and FoM posted . . . I'm still looking for that fish.

 

[TimMurphy]

Dear Board,

I want to know if the kid was standing in a plastic rain containment barrel? Those aren't waders.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[wildtrout2]

Now that one Sal caught in 2017 and FoM posted . . .

Then they're one and the same, Sal/FoM?

 

[jeffroey]

Then they're one and the same, Sal/FoM?

No. At least I don't think so. Here's the original post: https://www.paflyfish.com/threads/unicorn.45350/

 

[wildtrout2]

No. At least I don't think so. Here's the original post: https://www.paflyfish.com/threads/unicorn.45350/

I asked, because FoM said he caught the big native in the pic he posted, but it's a pic of Sal's big brookie from way back. I must be missing something.

 

[sarce]

Yeah I just posted it the other week remember? This fish was 15.5. I call it 15" cause of the rudimentary way of measuring off a rod. I was confident with xalling it 15".

Compare this fish and that fish. His is much larger than 16". The anal fin along has to be over 4"

Edited, at first thought this fish and the one in the post could be the same size. But there's a video on the Instagram page too and after viewing that, it is easily 17-18" range. Agree that it's stocked, the dorsal gives it away, as it almost always does.

 

[FisherOfMen]

Then they're one and the same, Sal/FoM?

Yes guys, I'm Sal. You guys don't read the new member/intro posts much do you? 😛

I had sometime because my work schedule/responsibilities temporarily changed but that is coming to an end. I enjoy it here in spurts but I hate the online thing anymore and frankly I'm just very busy in the ministry of our Church. It has been the greatest honor and privilege to serve Christ and His Church.

The fish might not be a native but its a big beautiful brook trout. The kid should be happy just in that.

 

[FisherOfMen]

Dear Board,

I want to know if the kid was standing in a plastic rain containment barrel? Those aren't waders.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

Lol!

So it was caught in the Niagara River?😂

 

[CinnamonJoe]

IDK.

Something about the pic looks way off to me? Focus, depth of field, lighting. I call 🐂💩.

Caught in Labrador, snagged off a 'New Flyfisher' Canadian brook trout lodge infomercial...

Joe

 

[Swattie87]

Yeah I just posted it the other week remember? This fish was 15.5. I call it 15" cause of the rudimentary way of measuring off a rod. I was confident with xalling it 15".

Compare this fish and that fish. His is much larger than 16". The anal fin along has to be over 4"

This fish remains the largest (longest anyway) native Brook Trout I have seen caught in PA that I am 100% confident in calling wild. Not saying there aren’t bigger out there, just that I’ve personally never seen them. Or at least there was something about them or the situation they were caught in that made me question them. Zero question on this fish.

The OP fish goes in that latter category for me. Something or things not right there.

 

[JeffP]

Yes guys, I'm Sal. You guys don't read the new member/intro posts much do you? 😛

I had sometime because my work schedule/responsibilities temporarily changed but that is coming to an end. I enjoy it here in spurts but I hate the online thing anymore and frankly I'm just very busy in the ministry of our Church. It has been the greatest honor and privilege to serve Christ and His Church.

The fish might not be a native but its a big beautiful brook trout. The kid should be happy just in that.

Welcome back! I always enjoyed your posts and perspective! It's hard to leave this place permanently. I know I spend more time on here than I should. Just ask my wife. It's become the family joke. FYI I think some people already figured it out!

 

[TimMurphy]

IDK.

Something about the pic looks way off to me? Focus, depth of field, lighting. I call 🐂💩.

Caught in Labrador, snagged off a 'New Flyfisher' Canadian brook trout lodge infomercial...

Joe

Dear Joe,

The fish may be a real fish but the picture is 100% faked. There is no way the fish can be in focus, the kid out of focus, and the water behind him in focus.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

 

[sarce]

You guys are too cynical about big fish. There's a video of it too. What's hard to believe about a large stocked brook trout?

 

[sarce]

Dear Joe,

The fish may be a real fish but the picture is 100% faked. There is no way the fish can be in focus, the kid out of focus, and the water behind him in focus.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂

It's the "tilt shift" feature on Instagram. It has two options, radial or linear. This photo used the linear option - a horizontal stripe across the center of the photo is in focus, the rest is blurred. It's just social media tools, nothing more

 

[rustbeltwilds]

Well im old then. Just take a regular photo then....heres one my buddy got a few years back in november. It was 18 + and stocked cool fish and great looking toi. Jus goes to show what rubber trout hatcheries produce these days

 

[rustbeltwilds]

Heres the nov behemoth my buddy got