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400+ cutties in the high country
luvtohnt:
First off I don't think this is turning into a pissing match, I was simply showing my point of view. Now if you look at the second picture you can see the barring on the side of the fish in question, cutthroats do not have those bars they are a golden's trait. Secondly I don't see a definate jaw slash on either picture, it may perhapes just be spawning colors on the golden's. Besides don't you think the guy that stocks them would know what they actually are? Sorry for any frustrations I may have caused.
Brandon
boneaddict:
They are also a rainbow trait (hence why the goldens have them) and unfortunatly there are very few pure west slope cutts anymore as they hybridize with rainbows quite readily. Again, not positive, but they look nothing like the pure goldens I have caught. Those had much more prominent par markings. I agree that WScutts shouldn't have that lateral line as the second fish does.
boneaddict:
I just chimed the two biologists that I know, to see if they could talk to us about it. I would like to know for myself.
walt:
I would have to say cutthroat. They are my favorite of the trout and I have probably caught over a thousand in my time. I have only caught 3 goldens so I am no expert on them but the pics look a whole lot more like the cutties I have caught. Just my thoughts.
sooperfly:
Wow.. lots of opinions here. :)
To clear the record, all the pictures of goldens I have posted ARE goldens, planted by the WDFW.
The second picture of the golden in the hands, is of me, taken by a WDFW Bio. On that trip we caught/released dozens of goldens.
They were measured/poked/prodded/photographed and various samples sent to the state lab.
On that same trip, in that lake with tons of goldies, lots of them had varying colors. It's something I've noticed over the years. Of all the goldy lakes I've visited and at different times of the year, their colors can vary drastically. The age of the fish can be factor also. The can change quite a bit as they get older.
Skepticism is healthy, and why should you believe me? Ya don't know me from Adam!
This fish pic might help. It was checked by several local and district bios, and also, poked/prodded/photographed/samples taken, etc, etc, at a Washington State DFW lab.
I think that should be enough hard "proof". I'm in the record book if you care to look it up. :)
And, yes, I do know the difference between cutties and goldies ! :tup:
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