Post by: Bow tech hunter on April 30, 2016, 03:32:50 PM
Sorry for the pics sideways
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 01, 2016, 06:59:07 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 01, 2016, 07:42:26 AM
Keep them into it :tup:
Post by: Alchase on May 02, 2016, 10:14:27 AM
Swafford has some huge trout in there as well. If you can get a car topper in, you will be surprised how big the trout are that you can pick up on a slow troll.
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 02, 2016, 12:14:27 PM
Turn Right a couple miles before Mossy Rock Park.Electric motors only, right?
Swafford has some huge trout in there as well. If you can get a car topper in, you will be surprised how big the trout are that you can pick up on a slow troll.
Post by: DaveMonti on May 02, 2016, 12:20:08 PM
Post by: Eli346 on May 02, 2016, 02:42:48 PM
Post by: Bigshooter on May 02, 2016, 02:44:32 PM
That's a great pond for largemouth bass. I've caught my biggest WA LM in there.
Me too. A few over 10lbs.
Post by: Alchase on May 02, 2016, 03:39:39 PM
We rowed it.Turn Right a couple miles before Mossy Rock Park.Electric motors only, right?
Swafford has some huge trout in there as well. If you can get a car topper in, you will be surprised how big the trout are that you can pick up on a slow troll.
Post by: Alpine Mojo on May 02, 2016, 05:39:25 PM
it's wild, not hatchery stock!
How do you figure that?
Post by: Bow tech hunter on May 02, 2016, 06:24:41 PM
Post by: DaveMonti on May 02, 2016, 09:19:11 PM
it's wild, not hatchery stock!
How do you figure that?
In the picture, the adipose fin is intact. That is the small fleshy lobe behind the dorsal fin. All hatchery fish have this fin removed before they are released. This is common practice in the US. Fish with an intact adipose fin are born in the wild (or they slipped through the trimmer at the hatchery!).
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 02, 2016, 09:24:44 PM
it's wild, not hatchery stock!
How do you figure that?
In the picture, the adipose fin is intact. That is the small fleshy lobe behind the dorsal fin. All hatchery fish have this fin removed before they are released. This is common practice in the US. Fish with an intact adipose fin are born in the wild (or they slipped through the trimmer at the hatchery!).
Not to dispute your logic but these are hatchery fish and they still have the Adipose intact.
Post by: DaveMonti on May 02, 2016, 09:31:19 PM
Many regs specify that only hatchery fish are allowed to be kept within a specific fishery. The indication that a fish is a hatchery fish is the removed adipose fin.
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 02, 2016, 09:34:16 PM
Post by: jmscon on May 02, 2016, 09:51:02 PM
Post by: Bullkllr on May 02, 2016, 10:52:51 PM
Hatchery salmon have the adipose fin clipped, not sure about trout.
Steelhead are all clipped. Trout going into lakes never are; it's called "put and take" for a reason. Most lakes have no natural reproduction and clipping adds expense.
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 03, 2016, 06:28:08 AM
Post by: DaveMonti on May 03, 2016, 06:49:31 AM
Hatchery salmon have the adipose fin clipped, not sure about trout.
Steelhead are all clipped. Trout going into lakes never are; it's called "put and take" for a reason. Most lakes have no natural reproduction and clipping adds expense.
Good to know! I stand corrected!
Post by: tonymiller7 on May 03, 2016, 07:27:08 AM
I've never heard of hatchery fish that don't have the adipose fin clipped. However, I certainly can't claim to know everything! Perhaps tribe hatcherys don't remove the fins?
Many regs specify that only hatchery fish are allowed to be kept within a specific fishery. The indication that a fish is a hatchery fish is the removed adipose fin.
This only applies to salmon and steelhead, Not stocker trout. The state produces way too many to waste the time on clipping them.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 03, 2016, 09:04:16 AM
Post by: Cylvertip on May 03, 2016, 09:25:31 AM
Post by: Alchase on May 03, 2016, 06:17:50 PM
I asked him were he got all those pigs? He said "power baiting in Swafford pond."
I had seen a couple pushing close to 10 pounds come out of there, but never have I seen a stringer of that size. It even put Rufus Woods strings to shame, and these were not Triploids.
Just friggen huge trout.
Post by: Ridgeratt on May 03, 2016, 06:41:18 PM
Are those cut throat?
Yes they were coming out of their winter plumage. Not trying to Shanghai the post