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huntin'fool
11-15-2010, 10:19 PM
Got on the ice this weekend up near Grande Prairie with a few buddies. This was my catch. Tip-up is about 17.5 inches long. Ice was around 3 inches. Gotta fire up the smoker now!!!

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WayneChristie
11-15-2010, 10:55 PM
beautiful fish. hopefully there will be enough ice down this way in the next week or so
BigRackLover
11-15-2010, 11:05 PM
beautiful looking brookies
Bow flyman
11-15-2010, 11:11 PM
Those are some fine brookies.
Alberta Bigbore
11-15-2010, 11:12 PM
mmmm yummy !!! Bet they taste great!!
Badback
11-16-2010, 06:53 AM
Yes those are good looking Brookies
Geezle
11-16-2010, 07:13 AM
Those are some good looking fish :)
nicemustang
11-16-2010, 08:45 AM
Yep its time to get out!
Garry B
11-16-2010, 10:08 AM
Beautiful fish! I'm amazed at the color variation between them. Is this normal for Brookies?
great white whaler
11-16-2010, 11:11 AM
Nice catch
troutpirate
11-16-2010, 11:20 AM
Beautiful fish! I'm amazed at the color variation between them. Is this normal for Brookies?

yes, at this time of year the males really dress it up compared to the more conservative(but still gorgeous) colors of the hens. immature fish and triploids will be even less vibrantly colored.

the length of time deceased and how the fish was preserved probably account for the rest of the color variations in this picture.
Joe Fehr
11-16-2010, 01:11 PM
Nice haul. I'll be on that lake when I get home in a couple weeks.
go-big-or-go-home
11-16-2010, 04:46 PM
good catch man, lookin good
Garry B
11-16-2010, 09:23 PM
yes, at this time of year the males really dress it up compared to the more conservative(but still gorgeous) colors of the hens. immature fish and triploids will be even less vibrantly colored.

the length of time deceased and how the fish was preserved probably account for the rest of the color variations in this picture.

Thanks for that good explanation.
Map Maker
11-17-2010, 02:43 AM
wow, heck of a first time out.

those are some beauty specks.
Gumbi
11-17-2010, 09:20 AM
awsome!
huntin'fool
11-19-2010, 09:50 AM
Troutpirate provided a good explanation.

The male at the top left was the first to be caught, hence the colour loss.

The two below him are females, the silver one was a triploid and had no developed gonads. The big female below her is full of eggs.

The two on the right are males and caught at the same time, I can't explain the colour difference for those guys.... but the big guy on top is one of the darker ones I've caught.