Bob R
9/9/2013 6:15:00 AMWhat made you think it was a golden trout? They are only planted in some lakes, I don't think there was any planted in rivers(esp. a non-native species). Do you have any state info on golden plants in the Satsop? Any photos? Maybe a misidentification? Just sayin'. Bob R
T-Bone
9/9/2013 6:38:00 AMGlad you did C&R as the fish you were catching are very likely steelhead smolts.
lbcatcher
9/9/2013 12:28:00 PMGood question Bob R.
The dark oval marks are distinctive to Golden Trout. How they made it into a river is I'm sure a mystery. However as you stated that they are "planted" in lakes; which means that human factor is involved, so the possibility of error is highly likely.
The dark oval marks are distinctive to Golden Trout. How they made it into a river is I'm sure a mystery. However as you stated that they are "planted" in lakes; which means that human factor is involved, so the possibility of error is highly likely.
obryan214
9/9/2013 8:30:00 PMthose rainbows are small most likely steelhead as already pointed out but its possible as a pond at the community of ripplewood up on the bingham had rainbows before it flooded.
i have a place a few miles up from shaefer and my neighbor swears he caught a brookie and what he thought were browns till i showed him the browns were cuthroat. maybe the brookies were stray dollies.
the goldens may be cuthroat also. fished the east fork for over 30 years and have haven't seen a golden yet.
did see an atlantic last ear though.
i have a place a few miles up from shaefer and my neighbor swears he caught a brookie and what he thought were browns till i showed him the browns were cuthroat. maybe the brookies were stray dollies.
the goldens may be cuthroat also. fished the east fork for over 30 years and have haven't seen a golden yet.
did see an atlantic last ear though.