Best Trout Catch Of 2015

[Fishslayer99]

I know this does not compare to Jacenbeers best catch of 2015, but I thought I would post anyway. It was certainly my best hard water fishing in a t shirt catch. I had one on ten minutes before this one that did break 12lb fluorocarbon, didn't even get a look at the pig!
Iced 2, one was about 21-22" and the bigger one 29" pinched, still was a good day even though they didn't have legs:sHa_sarcasticlol:http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah179/tylerspeed/HardWater2015026_zps5ab02198.jpg (http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/tylerspeed/media/HardWater2015026_zps5ab02198.jpg.html)http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah179/tylerspeed/HardWater2015022_zps51a085fd.jpg (http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/tylerspeed/media/HardWater2015022_zps51a085fd.jpg.html)http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah179/tylerspeed/HardWater2015023_zps3e658513.jpg (http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/tylerspeed/media/HardWater2015023_zps3e658513.jpg.html)
And the smaller one

http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah179/tylerspeed/HardWater2015028_zps9a273767.jpg (http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/tylerspeed/media/HardWater2015028_zps9a273767.jpg.html)

[1bluZebec]

Nice catch bud

[Secret coulee]

Holly smokes what a pair of beaughties.good job

[super mario]

Good job

[edmhunter]

Awesome, they look delicious!

[Tabers Best]

Awesome, they look delicious!

I dont think u would want to keep one to eat. I dont think u can keep those in alberta. I believe that they are actually char.

[edmhunter]

That's exactly what I was thinking, Char! But then I thought a lighter color phase of a lake trout.

Have eaten Artic Char often, man are they ever good! It's the only fish that is as delicious as a wild Atlantic Salmon, if not better, as far as I am concerned. :)

[Tabers Best]

Hmm It looks to me like pinkish spots. Maybe I am wrong.... But if they are I would think it's a Bull Trout which is actually a char.

That's exactly what I was thinking, Char! But then I thought a lighter color phase of a lake trout.

Have eaten Artic Char often, man are they ever good! It's the only fish that is as delicious as a wild Atlantic Salmon, if not better, as far as I am concerned. :)

[Taco]

No black = bull trout

[edmhunter]

Agreed a Bull trout would make way more sense, maybe the OP will let us know. In any case, nice looking fish! :fishing: :happy0034:

[alacringa]

That's exactly what I was thinking, Char! But then I thought a lighter color phase of a lake trout.


Lake Trout are a char as well. Nice Bull -- hope he was back down the hole fairly quickly.

[Fishslayer99]

Thanks for the comments, yes 100% bull trout. There is a zero keep limit in the whole province, those fish were promptly released and will be caught again. I myself don't really care for trout or salmon, I would take a walleye or burb over a trout any day of the week. Sure are fun to catch, I find those bull trout do a death roll like a pike a lot of the time when they are hooked. But if you can avoid the line getting wrapped around them they are a very powerful fish, and put up a great fight.

[Fishslayer99]

When I said I don't care for trout or salmon, I was referring to the taste, not the catching part. Just to clarify, I read my last post again and might have been a bit confusing.