lickmyarmpit Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Caught this beauty up near Algonquin Park there is also splake in the lake, you can't see the fishes tail in either pic but it was square and released quickly. What do ya think beauty splake? Or I just crushed my pb by more than a pound and 5-6 inches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) I would say splake, but other guys here might know better are the brookies natural or stocked in the lake you were on? I'm guessing stocked I think splake usually look more like lakers but sometimes the brookie genetics manifest themselves I caught this in a splake only lake regardless, a beauty fish! Edited May 15, 2014 by chris.brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah looks like a splake to me, and a beauty one at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Beauty fish, congrat's! I'll say splake as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Id say splake too! A beauty at that! Congrats! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickmyarmpit Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's a natural speck and stocked splake/laker Lake. The reason I think speckie is the square tail and black mouth either way a beauty of a fish Here's a rainbow from the same Lake by far my favorite early trout spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.brock Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 it's odd that the MNR would stock splake/ lakers and bows in a naturally reproducing brookie lake regardless, nice catch and it seems like you have a hidden gem there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Gonna go with splake, a congrats and nice fish too dood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35Wailin Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 The biologists need to count the little fingers off the stomach to make a positive ID, so I don't think you can tell just by looking at it... Beauty fish either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) And ^that^ makes em tough to release. Beautiful fish. Edited May 16, 2014 by kickingfrog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 The biologists need to count the little fingers off the stomach to make a positive ID, so I don't think you can tell just by looking at it... Actually in many cases you can tell by looking at the fish, or at least make an educated guess. If the original poster had done nothing other than post a pic of the fish I'd have thought "nice splke". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 A little long and lanky for a lake resident Brookie, I found they tend to be shorter and more stocky, I'd say Splake based on the laker like profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Looks like a splake to me. Either way it's a nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mills Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nice fish for both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.M.05 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 While some splake can have square tails and very similar markings to that of specs making them hard to distinguish other than by counting the pyloric caeca. This one has too many features that suggest it to be a splake.-red muted spots / lacks definition in halos/spots-Darkness of fish-SlendernessWhile specs may exhibit some of the above, to exhibit all suggest splake.Here is a beautiful splake a buddy caught yrs ago. Notice the perfectly square tail.Definition of the spots/ halos on this spec.and a splake from last weekend. (Muted spots, darkness in color)Either way a very nice fish. Splake and specs, love fishing for them both.I'm sure he gave you a awesome fight and an even better snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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