Montana Fish Rpt (Page 2): Sorry… I’m the last guy to ask. Basically I only fish for bass. Probably caught incidentally about 60 trout (not counting all these bigger lake trout lately)...

JB134 Loc: Montana

bapabear wrote:

Nice fish. Interesting spot pattern your fish have there. All the cutthroat I have caught in Washington have the spots going the full length of the fish. Is that pattern typical for there?

Sorry… I’m the last guy to ask. Basically I only fish for bass. Probably caught incidentally about 60 trout (not counting all these bigger lake trout lately) this year. All of them were nice rainbows. First one that looked like this. Somebody more knowledgeable than myself called it a cutthroat. And the lighting my affected my poor quality photo. It did have a lot more spots on its body than shown in that pic. Anyway, it’s still swimming out there. Maybe I can catch him again for a closer look😁

dirtmanh55 Loc: Granbury, TX

JB I ain’t never been to Montana before. Always has been on my places to go to. If and whenever I make it. I want you to take me fishing. The water behind you looks incredible

RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR

JB134 wrote:

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Thanks again JB for sharing, always good Scenery and fish! Keep up the good fishing reports, and I see the smile!!😏

michael4now Loc: wilder id

JB134 wrote:

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very nice

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

bapabear wrote:

Nice fish. Interesting spot pattern your fish have there. All the cutthroat I have caught in Washington have the spots going the full length of the fish. Is that pattern typical for there?

I suspect that somehow "genetics" can play a role in how a fish turns out as an adult in terms of markings, etc. Kind of like recessive genes I suppose.

Here is an example of 2 brown trout, caught in the same stream, only a few hundreds yards apart in terms of their "address"....

And neither of these has very many of the nice "red" spots that are typically mixed in with a brown trout! That's OK though...the fish have no choice in the matter!

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

fishyaker wrote:

I suspect that somehow "genetics" can play a role in how a fish turns out as an adult in terms of markings, etc. Kind of like recessive genes I suppose.

Here is an example of 2 brown trout, caught in the same stream, only a few hundreds yards apart in terms of their "address"....

And neither of these has very many of the nice "red" spots that are typically mixed in with a brown trout! That's OK though...the fish have no choice in the matter!

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

fishyaker wrote:

I suspect that somehow "genetics" can play a role in how a fish turns out as an adult in terms of markings, etc. Kind of like recessive genes I suppose.

Here is an example of 2 brown trout, caught in the same stream, only a few hundreds yards apart in terms of their "address"....

And neither of these has very many of the nice "red" spots that are typically mixed in with a brown trout! That's OK though...the fish have no choice in the matter!

Those are boring. You should try fishing somewhere else. NOT! Thanks for the photos. Browns, rainbows and cut throat are all very attractive fish. Even more so in their early spawning colors.

bric Loc: Helena, MT

Great job as always JB! You are braver than most getting out there in those temps. Great report, what a variety of fish in one day. Thanks for your awesome posts. BTW there are many species of cutthroat native to the intermountain west on both sides of the continental divide. I suspect those are the Westslope variety since you are west of the divide.

JB134 Loc: Montana

bric wrote:

Great job as always JB! You are braver than most getting out there in those temps. Great report, what a variety of fish in one day. Thanks for your awesome posts. BTW there are many species of cutthroat native to the intermountain west on both sides of the continental divide. I suspect those are the Westslope variety since you are west of the divide.

Aaaaah Thanks Tim. I appreciate the education as I’m not completely dialed in. But I’m fumbling along and enjoying every minute too.

Pixiedog456005 Loc: Maryland

I never thought about that big of a difference so close to each other.
Wow!
Thx

Pixiedog456005 Loc: Maryland

I never thought about that big of a difference so close to each other.
Wow!
Thx

CrappieJed Loc: Yosemite area California

Jb do you fish fort peck?

Cj

JB134 Loc: Montana

CrappieJed wrote:

Jb do you fish fort peck?

Cj

I haven’t. It’s about 430 miles away…but it’s on my list 👍

CrappieJed Loc: Yosemite area California

I fished it once, what a lake. I was amazed how big the king salmon are in FP. I’m about 1,500 miles but I will be back. Really good red eyes too I know you like them!

Cj

JB134 Loc: Montana

CrappieJed wrote:

I fished it once, what a lake. I was amazed how big the king salmon are in FP. I’m about 1,500 miles but I will be back. Really good red eyes too I know you like them!

Cj

Yes I do 😁😁😁. Thanks