Sometimes even the Trout Gods smile

[Northwinds]

Xmas dinner!

[Wild&Free]

beauty! thanks for sharing

[EZM]

Looks very much like a Gerhard Rainbow ....... what area you fishing in?

[crown royal 17]

That is a beauty.
10 lbs ?

[58thecat]

Wow, details please.

[huntsfurfish]

2 beauties.:)

[Moefoe]

Nice...Rainbow ain't bad either!!! Buddy of mine caught 2 similar to that out of his neighborhood pond south end of Calgary Christmas morning...the hard part isn't hooking the fish it's getting em through the hole, congrats!

[huntin'fool]

Looks very much like a Gerhard Rainbow ....... what area you fishing in?

LOL, his backyard!

[BeeGuy]

That is bigger than our turkey!

Fish must go ~15lb

[Northwinds]

not much of a story.......man hates turkey,left over turkey,turkey sandwiches,turkey soup.Starts a new tradition.....xmas trout
.............wrong fish caught.....now he has to eat left over trout,trout sandwiches,trout soup,may have to eat chicken next year:)
The fish came out of a commercial lake,it weighed 10.26 lbs head off dressed.
The fingerlings were from Lyndon Ontario,a strain very similar to the Gerhard Rainbow ,very thick and deep.The fish was 2.5 years old and caught on rod and reel. Just wanted to pay homage to a great fish.
Thanks for the kind comments.

[waterninja]

wow! thats a beauty. i'm guessing a B.C. bow. congrats.

[outdoors forever]

That's really nice!! ( and the fish is good too.....of course......)

Congrats :)

[Gunrarr]

Real nice fish, thanks for sharing.