You Don't See This Every Day

[4x4bassin]

Just got back from a lake trout trip in north/ central Ontario and it's a lake that we fish a few times each year . It is a fairly large lake that has a good population of lake trout

and receives very little fishing pressure due to it's remoteness . Anyways , one of the lake trout that I caught was the same one as a friend of mine caught last year which

was the same one that was caught the previous year . Yes , the same lake trout caught by 3 different people in 3 different years . You can tell by the scar on the side and

deformity in the tail . This was found out last year while I was going through some pictures and noticed the scar on the side of the fish , so we were on the lookout this year

and sure enough I caught the same fish for the third time . I have never heard of this happening , yes twice but never three times . I guess live release and good handling

works. You guys be the judge

 

August 2011

 

 

September 2012

 

 

September 2013

 

 

 

[Muskieman]

wow ! that's something else !

[Musky or Specks]

Amazing. Proof positive of a fish is to valuable a resource to be caught only once.

[Sharkbait22]

Likely means the population is pretty small or you always catch most of the fish, and catch and release can work very well.

[jimmer]

That fish didn't grow much in three years. Live release works obviously!

[mistaredone]

Wow! That's loto odds

[RDR]

That's unreal! I hope your "Pet" will be waiting for you next year.

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that is cool!!! now go buy a 649! lol

[SylvanOwner]

that is cool!!! now go buy a 649! lol

 

sure, but which one of the three different guys who caught the fish should buy the ticket? lol

[Rod Caster]

I'd say definitly the same fish. That's incredle!

[captpierre]

Fish is kinda dumb, I would say........

[Phil 65]

had the same happen to me 2 years in a row oct 8 41" musky next year same date 42" same fish weird >

[fishindevil]

Well it wasn't a year apart but was almost 5 months apart the first pic of my largie was opening day of bass 2012 and the next pic was September 2012 in the exact same spot !!!! Notice his deformed anal fin !!!! Proof C&R really works !!!!