great post! looks like it was a great trip. :cool:
johnsfishing
great post! looks like it was a great trip. :cool:
johnsfishing
aw shut up you old man:D I don't hear from ya in a long time and you talkin smack.. When you gonna get out there with the rest of us... And yes tui chubs can get that big, if you catch one you must release it, they are a protected fish.Originally Posted by Nessie Hunter
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beautiful trout,,,,T/O
Beautiful Brownie
Was that from one of the Twin Lakes in Bridgeport?
Trout Slayer,
Great write up, pics are excellent. Looks like an awesome time, can't wait until our trip in JULY.
I submitted the photo to the dfg, and they said :
Hi Travis,
You caught a mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni. This is a sportfish in California, but it is not commonly harvested. They usually bite on small flies or spinners and, as far as the Eastern Sierra goes, are only found in the Walker Drainage. Though they look more like a minnow than a trout, like trout they have an adipose fin located just behind the dorsal fin on the back.
Up to five mountain whitefish may be harvested per day during the open season for trout.
Hope that helps,
Curtis Milliron
cmilliro@dfg.ca.gov
Hello Travis,
Thanks for sending along the picture and information on where you caught the fish. What you caught is a mountain whitefish. This fish is one of the most widely distributed species in western North America. In California, the are commonly found in streams and lakes of the east slope sierra. The mountain whitefish are underappreciated game fish, most likely because of there sucker like appearance. They are very good tasting if you every wish to keep one for the table.
I have provided a link to some more information about the mountain whitefish.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Resources/WildTrout/WT_MtWhiteFshDesc.asp
Sincerely,
Kyle Murphy
Senior Fisheries Biologist, Supervisor
Fisheries Branch
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BTW, thanks to all the FNN members who left comments on my report and pics !! :)
tight lines !
Trout-Slayer77
No kidding?
Like my Grandaddy always said "That's what readin' gets ya!"
not this time... "G/D"? am I such a smart *** that my name has been changed to "G*d D@mn"?
With an adipose fin?!?
When is comes to identifying salmanoids I am infaliable!!!
JK, guys... as a married man I am almost never right, so I have bask whenever I can.
Big browns (and by that I mean the ones that 95% of us can't land) also have a name for this type of fish...
DINNER
To bad we aren't allowed to use them as bait!
Gettttttttttttterrrrrrrrrrr-done !
T_S , VERY NICE... GREAT pics & report
Man is it beautiful up there..
ToonZilla
FISH ON !
Nice report Brother! I'll be in Bridgeport on 6/20-6/23 for the tournament.
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