Author Topic: bull trout (Read 4706 times)

270Shooter · « **on:** July 05, 2010, 10:13:38 PM »

I think I caught a bull trout today in the naches river, can anyone verify what it is? Just to be clear, I didn't take it out of the water or even touch it, I just gave him some slack and off he went.

sirfunkeybut · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2010, 12:49:03 AM »

i call them squafish(spelling). i think that they're actually called northern pikeminnows. and they have a bounty on them.

http://www.pikeminnow.org/2010-directions.html

PA BEN · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2010, 05:47:55 AM »

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.moldychum.com/storage/Bull-Trout.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.moldychum.com/home-old/2009/12/9/gone-for-decades-bull-trout-could-soon-return-to-the-clackam.html&h=282&w=740&sz=44&tbnid=FFb0D_TCpSywtM:&tbnh=54&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbull%2Btrout&usg=__rMLaDuWRK3OQdMAJQ9P6Lc926N8=&sa=X&ei=1SUzTP-bD42csQPXtpzgBQ&ved=0CCIQ9QEwAA

WAcoyotehunter · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2010, 06:53:53 AM »

tough to tell from the picture, but I can't see an adipose fin there...not sure what you have. If it was a bull trout, congrats and glad it was released without being harmed.

fishcrazy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2010, 07:21:54 AM »

Squaw fish. the PC name for them is Northern Pike minnow. I have never understood why they call them a minnow.

Kill every single one you catch. They basically live off steelhead and salmon fry. BAD FISH!! Like was said above they have a pretty good size bounty in the Columbia river on them. Some guys have make over 100k fishing for them.

The more you catch the more they give you per fish. They allso have bonus tagged fish.

Kris

ing · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2010, 07:31:59 AM »

Looks like a squaw to me. You'll know a bull when you catch one... Big mouths, sharp teeth and they'll strike at just about anything you throw in the water.

270Shooter · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2010, 10:29:01 AM »

Well now I feel like a *censored*

kinda pissed I didnt kill the thing now

bow4elk · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2010, 11:13:16 AM »

look at the mouth - squaw fish.

fishnate · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2010, 05:19:35 PM »

Squaw Kill it! Shoot kill bulltrout worse than squaws on steelies and salmon.

270Shooter · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2010, 07:05:19 PM »

I never realized that they were in rivers like the naches, I thought they were only on the columbia. Live and learn I guess, I will kill the rest of these that I catch.

sirfunkeybut · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2010, 07:07:42 PM »

i caught one nearly every minute one day on the yakima. no lie i couldn't keep my line in the water without catching one. it only lasted about half hour but it was hit after hit.

yelp · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2010, 08:23:15 PM »

Quote from: 270Shooter on July 06, 2010, 10:29:01 AM

Well now I feel like a *censored* kinda pissed I didnt kill the thing now

I just hope you didn't get it mounted!

270Shooter · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2010, 08:32:02 PM »

Quote from: yelp on July 06, 2010, 08:23:15 PM

Quote from: 270Shooter on July 06, 2010, 10:29:01 AM
Well now I feel like a *censored* kinda pissed I didnt kill the thing now

I just hope you didn't get it mounted!

Dustin07 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2010, 08:41:35 AM »

why would they have tagged a bounty problem fish like a squaw?

dolly vardens are really pretty fish though, you'll know when you catch one.

Ironhead · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2010, 08:11:26 PM »

Quote from: Dustin07 on July 07, 2010, 08:41:35 AM

why would they have tagged a bounty problem fish like a squaw?

So that more people will fish for them.

270Shooter · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2010, 08:37:21 PM »

Caught like 30 more squaws the other day, and my friend caught this big rainbow, took like 4 minutes to land, and she was full of eggs. Put her back in the water, and away she went.

Alchase · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2010, 01:58:04 PM »

Nice fish 270shooter!!

ribka · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2010, 08:02:29 PM »

That is a nice size bow for the Naches

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