Same fish?
Aug 5, 2022 14:15:06 #
Fish4fun
Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL
Caught a brown trout on a hopper Wednesday. Caught another today - Same spot, same fly (a hopper), same fish? What do you think?
Aug 5, 2022 14:19:34 #
Fish4fun wrote:
Caught a brown trout on a hopper Wednesday. Caught another today - Same spot, same fly (a hopper), same fish? What do you think?
Spot pattern is very different on each fish
Aug 5, 2022 14:26:22 #
Fish4fun wrote:
Caught a brown trout on a hopper Wednesday. Caught another today - Same spot, same fly (a hopper), same fish? What do you think?
I think you did well putting them back. A little skinny on the girth and will make for more eating come fall. Other than that, two nice catches F4f. But darn if i can tell them apart.
Aug 5, 2022 14:31:27 #
If you don't mark the fish somehow you will never know. I remember a fish farm in Utah that used a micro hole punch to put a tiny hole in a fin to mark fish. There could easily be many of a same size and type of fish in an area or same fish. It is about like " what came first ...chicken or egg? "
Aug 5, 2022 14:33:06 #
ripogenu wrote:
Spot pattern is very different on each fish
I agree possibly. I see two different sides of a fish in two images. The mystery still exists.
Aug 5, 2022 14:35:54 #
Fish4fun wrote:
Caught a brown trout on a hopper Wednesday. Caught another today - Same spot, same fly (a hopper), same fish? What do you think?
Nice Browns F4F. I agree with Rip, the patterns are a little different. Thanks for the pix.
Aug 5, 2022 14:52:48 #
bobber22
Loc: Ocala, Florida
I remember reading when I was a teenager that browns could live in 80 degree water as was proven out of Knoxville TN. Pretty sure you didn't catch it in Florida as the lakes are 84 and the Gulf is 87, so it must have been in NJ. Good going on these two. Now that you have thrown them back maybe you can catch them again as breeders. God bless
Aug 5, 2022 15:03:12 #
woodguru
Loc: El Dorado Ca
Fredfish wrote:
Nice Browns F4F. I agree with Rip, the patterns are a little different. Thanks for the pix.
Wouldn't the right side be different than the left?
Aug 5, 2022 15:39:32 #
woodguru wrote:
Wouldn't the right side be different than the left?
It's possible Guru, but most types of fish that I've paid attention to are symmetrical, in their markings. Of course,barring any injuries.
Aug 5, 2022 15:45:51 #
Fredfish wrote:
It's possible Guru, but most types of fish that I've paid attention to are symmetrical, in their markings. Of course,barring any injuries.
Now my curiosity is up Fred. Honestly never checked.
Aug 5, 2022 16:06:01 #
plumbob wrote:
Now my curiosity is up Fred. Honestly never checked.
The only time I really looked was when there was an imperfection on one side, then I checked the other side.
Aug 5, 2022 16:09:14 #
Fredfish wrote:
The only time I really looked was when there was an imperfection on one side, then I checked the other side.
I never though even than to check. Griz and i are hoping to hit salt next week. He will think i loss it checking them out.
Aug 5, 2022 17:13:45 #
Fish4fun wrote:
Caught a brown trout on a hopper Wednesday. Caught another today - Same spot, same fly (a hopper), same fish? What do you think?
If you showed the same side of the fish in both pictures it would be easy to tell.
Aug 5, 2022 17:33:27 #
Fish4fun
Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL
Thanks for all the comments. If I get another one in that spot I’ll have him pose for both a right and a left side photo.
Aug 5, 2022 20:57:20 #
Fish4fun wrote:
Caught a brown trout on a hopper Wednesday. Caught another today - Same spot, same fly (a hopper), same fish? What do you think?
That could very well be, Fish, I have caught the same brown on the very nest cast. I could tell by the wound on it's lip from the fly. He was hungry. I have also caught the same brown three days in a row at the same place. I always measure my trout over 16" and he was 17 3/8" all three days. I told him to wise up or somebudy was going to catch him and eat him. A far as I know, I never caught him again, so maybe he ended up in a frying pan.
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