Guest gbfisher Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 heh .. I miss the splake .. they were great eating and the returns were there .. if not self sustaining...Id much rather see splake stocked than atlantics ... and that pink meat .... mmmmm mmmmmm goood ! I miss them as well...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Listen up. I'm not trying to cause a rukkus here. I'm just looking for clarification. I still think that fish might be an atlantic. I don't think those pics posted are from Lake O or its tribs, but whatever......leave it at that, and move on, doesn't really matter. Some of you guys are getting your panties in a knot over nothing. I'm no proclaimed expert in fish ID, nor am I a biologist, but I'm not a newbie either. I've caught my share of browns and atlantics, and I've got a couple decades in on the tribs. So far, I'm not convinced that fish is a brown. It MIGHT be... ...but none of us will ever know, unless it was in our hands. It could very well be, and none of us can prove anything. I appologize to fishinfool for hijacking his thread, sorry again man!!! Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I am no expert BUT the angler did say that all the fish went back so why let this go on? I swear it could have been a ____ but wasn't sure so I didn't post. It's ok, let it go the fish went on to fight another day... There's no issue about eating it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I miss them as well...... Isn't the one on the left a Brookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I nearly spit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 hey Sinker, I'm not trying to stir it up either....that brown does look like an Atlantic but the tail section did it for me. It was big water I was on and it has a great run of stoked Atlatics......check out these bad boys......pretty sure some of the experts will say they are humped back carp. when they are in, we call em cockroaches! Cheers RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 oops....fast trigger. here's a couple pics of the hump back carp RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 oops....fast trigger. here's a couple pics of the hump back carp RR Believe it or not, I've caught a few of those out of the east tribs back in the day. Not quite the hump like those ones, but they had the hump. I should have put one on the wall. I knew you were fishing up there, I just didn't want to write it. I still think that fish is an atlantic, but we'll never know. Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Believe it or not, I've caught a few of those out of the east tribs back in the day. Not quite the hump like those ones, but they had the hump. I should have put one on the wall. I knew you were fishing up there, I just didn't want to write it. I still think that fish is an atlantic, but we'll never know. Sinker No we know, its a brown. If you caught some atlantics like you said you did before then you wouldnt be arguing up and down that it could be an atlantic. So say your right, it has some spots on the gills, a few spots above the LL. But the tail section looks nothing like an atlantic and easily id's it as a brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Nice fishies fishinfool! But c'mon now fess up...... Those fish were all flossed with cigarette butts, bonked then later smothered in a marshmallow sauce and washed down with a nice Banrock Station sauvignon blanc. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 yep. although I never did hook the humpies in the 80's....I did see them in the rivers out east a few times. Back when the lakers used to come way up the east rivers too. as for the atlantic river, anyone that figues out where those fish were caught has been there already. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Good to see you get out there for some of that good fishing Stan. Can't get enough of fishing that place, it really rocks in January or February when no other boats are there. Here is a link to an Atlantic caught there in past. http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...t=0&start=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 good stuff Ryan...but I don't see any spots on its tail....and fish never look different than they do in pictures...... You know Squat!!! Id say Sinker has caught more trout and salmon in 2 years than you have in your whole life. I feel pretty confident that goes for more than half of you here knocking him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Nice fishies fishinfool! But c'mon now fess up...... Those fish were all flossed with cigarette butts, bonked then later smothered in a marshmallow sauce and washed down with a nice Banrock Station sauvignon blanc. Right? LMAO.. a little comic relief is gonna go a long way this morning!! GROUP HUG??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Just saw this thread and thought I would add a picture of a Lake O. Atlantic next to a Lake O. Brown. As you can see, it's easy to tell the difference once you know what to look for. A KEY identifying characteristic that doesn't fluctuate like spot patters can, is the base of the tail and shape of the tail... It's skinny and slightly forked on Atlantics and stout and square on Browns. With that in mind, you'll never mis-identify these species. 100 % Atlantic 100% Brown Trout Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Just saw this thread and thought I would add a picture of a Lake O. Atlantic next to a Lake O. Brown. As you can see, it's easy to tell the difference once you know what to look for. A KEY identifying characteristic that doesn't fluctuate like spot patters can, is the base of the tail and shape of the tail... It's skinny and slightly forked on Atlantics and stout and square on Browns. With that in mind, you'll never mis-identify these species. 100 % Atlantic 100% Brown Trout Tony thank you sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 good stuff Ryan...but I don't see any spots on its tail....and fish never look different than they do in pictures...... You know Squat!!!Id say Sinker has caught more trout and salmon in 2 years than you have in your whole life. I feel pretty confident that goes for more than half of you here knocking him. Well look whos stiring the pot again Im not knocking anyone. Maybe you guys catch 1000's and 1000's more fish then me..... but at least I know what Im catching Thank you tonyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Just saw this thread and thought I would add a picture of a Lake O. Atlantic next to a Lake O. Brown. As you can see, it's easy to tell the difference once you know what to look for. A KEY identifying characteristic that doesn't fluctuate like spot patters can, is the base of the tail and shape of the tail... It's skinny and slightly forked on Atlantics and stout and square on Browns. With that in mind, you'll never mis-identify these species. 100 % Atlantic 100% Brown Trout Tony Did you send in scale samples to a fisheries biologist?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Nice fish.I am pretty sure the first one is a freshwater drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 No we know, its a brown. If you caught some atlantics like you said you did before then you wouldnt be arguing up and down that it could be an atlantic. So say your right, it has some spots on the gills, a few spots above the LL. But the tail section looks nothing like an atlantic and easily id's it as a brown. Ok, so I'm a fool, I've never caught an atlantic, and I'm on some sort of medication. None of you know me personally, none of you have any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAD Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ok, so I'm a fool, I've never caught an atlantic, and I'm on some sort of medication. None of you know me personally, none of you have any BEST reply ever on this board! So true, so true TONY 2 DA B has MAD photoshop skills boyeeeeeeeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhare Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ok, so I'm a fool, I've never caught an atlantic, and I'm on some sort of medication. You guys are so fawked it blows my mind. None of you know me personally, none of you have any I never said you have never caught an atlantic either, I was simply making a point. theres no need to get bent out of shape over a debate about a fish neither one of us caught. rigger season is just starting there's a whole summer of atlantic debates to be had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Debate........ ...... .........I came here for an argument.. ................wrong room.. ..............ok then!........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 (edited) Tony, I'm still waiting... unless you post the results of that scale sampling.. you couldn't possibly be a 100% sure.. That fish could very likely be a juvenile chinook or coho.. If that's your only photo of a supposed salar, you're not exactly an authority on the matter are you?! Not trying to discredit you, just trying to prove a point. Edited March 24, 2009 by Highdrifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 It's a Skamania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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