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Title: New state record brown trout!
Post by: LDennis24 on April 25, 2016, 02:44:40 PM: So I heard on the radio yesterday that someone caught a 29lb brown trout out of Rock Lake by my parent's house in Whitman county. Anyone else hear this or see the fish? I wanna see a pic!
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Post by: Special T on April 25, 2016, 03:08:28 PM: Some real Yar potential in this thread!
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Post by: JJB11B on April 25, 2016, 03:29:20 PM: Hope they left the fan on and had a Dr. nearby
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Post by: C-Money on April 25, 2016, 03:53:11 PM: One of our members messaged me about this....interested!! Congrats to the angler!
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Post by: huntnphool on April 25, 2016, 04:05:01 PM: Quote from: LDennis24 on April 25, 2016, 02:44:40 PM
someone caught a 29lb brown trout out of Rock Lake

:yike:
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Post by: outdooraddict on April 25, 2016, 04:40:59 PM: I heard the same thing on the radio. Havent seen proof
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Post by: jrebel on April 25, 2016, 04:50:24 PM: That lake holds great fish.....totally believable. I would love to see a picture.
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Post by: PlateauNDN on April 25, 2016, 05:08:41 PM: I don't know, something smells fishy about this story... :dunno:
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Post by: Alchase on April 25, 2016, 05:34:37 PM: Quote from: PlateauNDN on April 25, 2016, 05:08:41 PM
I don't know, something smells fishy about this story... :dunno:

I see what you did there !

Seriously a 29 lb brown trout would be a beast!
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Post by: bowNarrow on April 25, 2016, 05:47:41 PM: 22lbs is the previous record so its possible
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Post by: T-Bone on April 25, 2016, 06:10:50 PM: I heard about it sometime ago, but I have yet to see a picture or a confirmed report.
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 25, 2016, 06:38:01 PM: If the story pans out. I'd guess the launch will be wall to wall with hopefuls.
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Post by: splitshot on April 25, 2016, 07:11:49 PM: BE CAREFUL, IT IS A DANGEROUS LAKE. IF THE WIND IS BLOWING GET OFF. THE DEPTH CAN GO FROM 2-100 FEET IN A BLINK. MIKE W
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 25, 2016, 07:14:46 PM: Quote from: splitshot on April 25, 2016, 07:11:49 PM
BE CAREFUL, IT IS A DANGEROUS LAKE. IF THE WIND IS BLOWING GET OFF. THE DEPTH CAN GO FROM 2-100 FEET IN A BLINK. MIKE W

This is some very wise information. That's actually from one side of the boat to the other. You can see rocks on one side and the other could be really deep.
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Post by: Mossy on April 25, 2016, 11:02:27 PM: Quote from: Ridgeratt on April 25, 2016, 06:38:01 PM
If the story pans out. I'd guess the launch will be wall to wall with hopefuls.

So true which is why I'm hesitant to post a picture.
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Post by: BigGoonTuna on April 26, 2016, 02:51:12 AM: if i see that picture of the goofy vanilla ice looking guy holding that triploid one more time...
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Post by: Henrydog on April 26, 2016, 06:17:28 AM: I have not heard about it until now. But if there is 1 lake in this state a record would come out of it is Rock.
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Post by: quadrafire on April 26, 2016, 08:42:17 AM: Probably weighed 22 last year and filled up on steel head this spring. ;)
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Post by: Mossy on April 26, 2016, 08:48:31 AM: Quote from: quadrafire on April 26, 2016, 08:42:17 AM
Probably weighed 22 last year and filled up on steel head this spring. ;)

That maybe the only good thing that comes from the transplant....
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Post by: LDennis24 on April 26, 2016, 01:33:30 PM: People have been catching a lot of steelhead. They are maybe 12-14 inches still. I have caught several browns over the years that were 20" or bigger with some pushing 28" but they were long and slender, spawned out with decay and weighed maybe 8-9lbs. I've seen many big trout come out of the lake from other folks as well so I was hoping someone could show me a pic of this beast. :dunno:
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Post by: MHWASH on April 27, 2016, 08:54:22 AM: On another forum, a guy said he called the Regional office, and was told it was only 19lbs
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 27, 2016, 06:55:50 PM: Quote from: MHWASH on April 27, 2016, 08:54:22 AM
On another forum, a guy said he called the Regional office, and was told it was only 19lbs

With no one talking I will wait to see the photos what ever the size it should make the paper soon. Unless the person doesn't care about 15 minutes of fame and ran it through the Grill.
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Post by: jasnt on April 27, 2016, 07:16:02 PM: Tagging hoping for a pic
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Post by: Mossy on April 27, 2016, 08:20:27 PM: This is what I was sent......(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160428%2Fec4083c56343112a6f1db9a60237095c.jpg&hash=2f1b6b9a0fb2850cdd148ae068bc411709e0a170)

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Post by: Bucks2Ducks on April 27, 2016, 08:31:41 PM: Nice trout, hard to say but I would think closer to that 19 pound mark from the pic.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2016, 08:37:54 PM: Looks more like a lake trout to me ... never seen a brown that looks like that .
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 27, 2016, 08:40:05 PM: Quote from: Bucks2Ducks on April 27, 2016, 08:31:41 PM
Nice trout, hard to say but I would think closer to that 19 pound mark from the pic.

:yeah: :twocents:
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Post by: Smossy on April 27, 2016, 09:27:40 PM: Does not look like any brown trout I've seen.
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Post by: Mfowl on April 27, 2016, 09:54:13 PM: Sure looks like a giant brown to me but not at all 29lbs. Even long arming it doesn't look like an upper 20's fish. Certainly a toad though! Congrats to the angler!
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Post by: jasnt on April 28, 2016, 05:41:02 AM: It's a German brown. Not a common brown trout
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Post by: Ridgeratt on April 28, 2016, 05:41:17 AM: Nice catch!! Must be an Electrician. Uses Black tape for first-aid.
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Post by: jjhunter on April 28, 2016, 06:55:00 AM: I heard about that fish in early March while fishing Rock Lake with a buddy. Spent a lot of time on that lake and heard a lot of fish stories. :chuckle:

I know the guy holding the fish.
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Post by: C-Money on April 28, 2016, 07:53:16 AM: Superb Brown trout for sure...as said, it doesn't look 29lbs in that pic. Thats a monster anywhere though!!
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Post by: MHWASH on April 28, 2016, 09:07:36 PM: Combed his Facebook page, no mention of weight.
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Post by: Alpine Mojo on April 29, 2016, 03:11:54 AM: Quote from: jasnt on April 28, 2016, 05:41:02 AM
It's a German brown. Not a common brown trout

And the difference between the two is???
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Post by: muzbuster on April 29, 2016, 05:40:10 AM: I believe, if I remember correctly, a Common Brown has halos around some of the spots and will have spots on the adipose fin, German Browns just has black and brown spots without any halos and no spots on the adipose. I think????? lol
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Post by: jasnt on April 29, 2016, 05:45:56 AM: Quote from: Alpine Mojo on April 29, 2016, 03:11:54 AM
Quote from: jasnt on April 28, 2016, 05:41:02 AM
It's a German brown. Not a common brown trout

And the difference between the two is???
german brown is spotted and a common brown isn't. Used to catch common Browns in Reno. They look like a rainbow with pale colors and no spots
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Post by: LDennis24 on April 29, 2016, 07:28:42 AM: It's a German brown. The guy lives in Colfax who caught it. I didn't realize who it was until mossy posted the pic of him. I'll get an actual weight for ya but it seems to be more like a 19lb fish at most. Still a once in a lifetime German brown if ya ask me! :tup:
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Post by: b23 on April 29, 2016, 09:06:31 AM: Maybe the pic just doesn't show it very well but that does not look like a German Brown or a Brown, at all, to me.
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Post by: LDennis24 on April 29, 2016, 10:40:42 AM: Got the word it was actually 17.2lbs. Browns look a lot different coming from very cold deep water than they do a river or during spawning seasons. From the picture, if thats where he caught the fish, the water is 300+ deep. Notice the color differences in a lake vs. river brown.
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Post by: 7mmfan on April 29, 2016, 10:45:06 AM: Definitely a brown trout, either German or otherwise. If they aren't in their spawning colors, they can be very silvery with subdued spotting. That's a very common coloration for them.