Weight Estimate for this Brown Trout? LAKE TROUT -Tangle Lake, Alaska. Ate a spinner right off the boat ramp at 9am. What do you guys think it weighed? I guess around 15-16lbs but...

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Mar 18, 2019 12:39:32 #

FS Digest

LAKE TROUT -Tangle Lake, Alaska. Ate a spinner right off the boat ramp at 9am. What do you guys think it weighed? I guess around 15-16lbs but didn't have a scale on me.

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by CP_16

Mar 18, 2019 12:42:20 #

FS Digest

Hard to say nothing in the picture to comparing it to if you were holding it that would've helped.

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by Passion4Nature30

Mar 18, 2019 12:42:28 #

FS Digest

8 lbs

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by BrokenFret

Mar 18, 2019 12:42:36 #

FS Digest

It was a 37" fish, could it really weigh so little?

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by CP_16

Mar 18, 2019 12:42:55 #

FS Digest

15 lbs

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by jimbotriceps

Mar 18, 2019 12:43:06 #

FS Digest

http://www.in-fisherman.com/editorial/lake-trout-length-to-weight-conversion-chart/156003

According to that chart ~20lbs. They also do mention that it's very inaccurate and region specific.

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by JDSportster

Mar 18, 2019 13:24:23 #

greenfrog Loc: Central NJ

There is a formula to get the weight without a scale.
Can you measure the girth?

Weight of a fat-bodied fish
(bass, salmon)
(length x girth x girth)/800

Weight of a slender fish
(trout, northern pike)
(length x girth x girth)/900

Mar 18, 2019 15:42:31 #

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Go to: www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9222html

Mar 19, 2019 09:16:43 #

Joe Beaderman Loc: Adams Nebraska

No reference for size, but looks about 24-27 inches long could have weight about 7-10lbs.

Mar 19, 2019 09:26:18 #

Benjo

This looks more like a lake trout than a brown trout...can’t quite see the complete tail or caudal fin but if it is deeply V’ed it is probably a lake trout...still a nice fish...we catch a lot of lake trout here in Maine...l’d put the weight at 7-8 lbs. Benjo

Mar 19, 2019 10:15:15 #

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

The spots aren't big enough to be a brown.

Mar 19, 2019 22:34:12 #

Browntrout Loc: Valparaiso, IN

Lake Trout, nice fish ! Fire up the smoker !

Mar 19, 2019 23:03:19 #

Oldforester

Definitely a Laker; not a Brown

Mar 20, 2019 01:54:44 #

greyghost

Don't think that is a Brown Trout. Wrong color & spot pattern. 37" lake Trout, maybe 17 lbs.

Mar 20, 2019 02:17:54 #

greyghost

If the front edges of the lower fins showed a little more white, it could also be an Arctic Char.

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