Your most unique trout

[5footfenwick]

I think the nearly perfectly shaped red heart ❤️ spot is pretty neat too!

That's the same brown I caught. Compare the spot pattern on the gill plate. No doubt the same trout. Very cool! Multiple eye-spots are pretty rare. Was he caught at the spot with the big rocks where the creek bends?
Spot patterns remind me of fingerprints, they don't change.

 

[wildtrout2]

I think the nearly perfectly shaped red heart ❤️ spot is pretty neat too!

I had actually noticed that as well. You have a good eye.

 

[wildtrout2]

I’ve caught several of them. Have pics somewhere. I think I had one with a triple spot one time. It’s uncommon, but not that uncommon is my assessment.

And also awesome we have another random identified and confirmed same fish caught by two members case.

I'd go as far as to say they're as uncommon as a wild tiger trout, considering I've only caught two out of many hundreds in 40 years. One had thriple eye-spots, which I've posted a pic of before. Nymph-wristed has only caught that one that he recalls, and he's probably caught more wild browns than most here at PAFF.
So yeah, I don't think saying they're pretty rare is an overstatement. 😉

Two PAFF members catching the same trout is awesome! It speaks volumes about the C&R concept.

 

[5footfenwick]

I had actually noticed that as well. You have a good eye.

I couldn’t unsee it once I saw it. That’s the first spot I compared between the two pictures 😉

 

[salmonoid]

I'd go as far as to say they're as uncommon as a wild tiger trout, considering I've only caught two out of many hundreds in 40 years. One had thriple eye-spots, which I've posted a pic of before. Nymph-wristed has only caught that one that he recalls, and he's probably caught more wild browns than most here at PAFF.
So yeah, I don't think saying they're pretty rare is an overstatement. 😉

Two PAFF members catching the same trout is awesome! It speaks volumes about the C&R concept.

I have a number of double eye-spot browns I've caught over the years. They're definitely an exception but I wouldn't classify them as rare.

Also, regarding spots, you can link spots year over year on the same fish to positively ID the same fish but I definitely have pictures of the same fish, where the spots have morphed or new spots have shown up. I caught this fish at the end of 2017 and the OP caught it about a year later. It developed a new spot above the front fin in that time.

We need a running thread where we link C&R successes (i.e. the same fish caught multiple times).

 

[wildtrout2]

We need a running thread where we link C&R successes (i.e. the same fish caught multiple times).

I think this is a great idea. If I recall, a couple members have caught the same wild tiger on a couple different occasions. You may be one of them?

 

[DO_inthewoods]

I have a number of double eye-spot browns I've caught over the years. They're definitely an exception but I wouldn't classify them as rare.

Also, regarding spots, you can link spots year over year on the same fish to positively ID the same fish but I definitely have pictures of the same fish, where the spots have morphed or new spots have shown up. I caught this fish at the end of 2017 and the OP caught it about a year later. It developed a new spot above the front fin in that time.

We need a running thread where we link C&R successes (i.e. the same fish caught multiple times).

That could actually be a really cool project for some CS/AI nerd (aka way smarter than me). Just like genomics you could pull the patterns and get a percentage of how close they are... Heck, even batch fish by streams to see if there are watershed commonalities.

Any undergrads or grad students let me know if you need help 😂

 

[nd1001]

I think this blue rainbow I caught last week is now the most “unique” trout I’ve caught. Definitely a hatchery fish but still thought it was cool. Had an almost iridescent/shiny quality in person. A regular rainbow from the same stream for comparison.

 

[rustbeltwilds]

That bluish bow looks like a classic example of the trout lodge rainbows some of the state hatcheries produce...they grow super fast and are agressive. To the point when they would see you getting nearer to there raceway in the feed truck ...the water would absolutley BOIL !!!!!!! 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[skybay]

Such a great posts and trout images.

 

[troutbert]

That bluish bow looks like a classic example of the trout lodge rainbows some of the state hatcheries produce..

Are you sure that PFBC hatcheries are raising TroutLodge rainbows?