Anyone got any opinions on which lake produces the best tasting trout

[Speckle55]

Originally Posted by Fish along

Very nice pics of maligne,never fished there before,some say the fish are delicious,also they say you can only keep one a day ?

2 a day but once you have 2 on stringer you can't fish any more that day so if you want to do supper and catch and release only put one on stringer

here is a end of the day pic coming home

enjoy

David
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[Mike_W]

Originally Posted by Pincherguy

I wonder where people come up with the ideas for dumb threads. Does anybody know where I can find a pair of high top runners that are 3 colors? I just hate the two tone ones they look kind of, welllll funny you know.
sheesh give me a break.

[schmedlap]

By far the best tasting "trout" are char (Brook trout. Lakers) out of really cold water. Muskiki brooks, Yukon Lakers. Rainbows and Cuts are pretty good if out of cold water. Yukon Lakers (especially in the early spring) are just about as good as Arctic Char (the absolute best if you can ever get some, and they are COLD water fish) - very "red" and with enough fat to be self-basting on an open fire grill. If you get Rainbows or Browns out of warm potholes or reservoirs they often are fine smoked, but can't really compare to char out of really cold water. The key factor is cold water - the second one is diet; if they are eating minnows/shrimp they are way better than if they are eating bugs. Much the same goes for perch/pike. Walleye seem to be just as good out of warm as cold (?). Burbot are fantastic regardless of water temp - but they are the local "lobsters", i.e. scavengers. So, my theory is that it is largely a factor of the water temp and diet (?), for most fish - walleye and burbot may be exceptions (?).

[Fish along]

Originally Posted by 338Bluff

Dolberg lake in the winter. Lake X in Saskatchewan is a close second.

Aside from lakes I find that the char taste better than trout. Unless, they are big fish then they are all equally greasy.

As for runners, you should get a load of the new spring fashion on the racks at Sport Check....phewww! They likely glow in the dark. For those of you with teenagers aspiring to be the next Nash, Lin, James be ready to shell out!

How long to travel to this dolberg lake from central Alberta?

[Fish along]

Originally Posted by Speckle55

2 a day but once you have 2 on stringer you can't fish any more that day so if you want to do supper and catch and release only put one on stringer

here is a end of the day pic coming home

enjoy

David
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Holy cow ! What a catch I'm the one who should be holding theese beauties..congrats.i bet they are tasty .sooo shiny.

[Pincherguy]

Originally Posted by Mike_W

[Fish along]

Love to get some char , love the taste where do I sign up ? Can theese be caught anywhere in Alberta . If no where I'd closest place

[huffy]

Originally Posted by Speckle55

2 a day but once you have 2 on stringer you can't fish any more that day so if you want to do supper and catch and release only put one on stringer

here is a end of the day pic coming home

enjoy

David
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Jealous!

[fish gunner]

Originally Posted by Fish along

Love to get some char , love the taste where do I sign up ? Can theese be caught anywhere in Alberta . If no where I'd closest place

Brookies &lakers are char as are bulls and dolly varden.

[Fish along]

Originally Posted by huffy

Jealous!

Hey speckle55 do you live near maligne lake?

[Wild&Free]

Morice Lake, NW British Columbia. I have never found a depth chart for this lake, and when my dad had his boat on it, his depth sounder (good for 660') just didn't get a return signal 200' off shore.

[Fish along]

Originally Posted by Wild&Free

Morice Lake, NW British Columbia. I have never found a depth chart for this lake, and when my dad had his boat on it, his depth sounder (good for 660') just didn't get a return signal 200' off shore.

Hell of a deep lake catch fish there , what kind?

[SilversidesBC]

Originally Posted by bigshu

Someone once told me the reason Sockeye is so highly sought after was because they feed almost exclusively on krill when in the salt. This might explain the pond fish being so good as fish pellets are usually made from krill. Just a side note, I took 15 whites from Gull this winter and every one had a belly full of scuds.

"Sockeye salmon, unlike other species of Pacific salmon, feed extensively on zooplankton during both freshwater and saltwater life stages.[9] Their numerous gill rakers strain the plankton from the water. This diet may be the reason for the striking hue of their flesh, as well as their very low concentration of methylmercury. They also tend to feed on small aquatic organisms such as shrimp. Insects are part their diets at the juvenile stage."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockeye_salmon

I don't know about pond pellets but most feed pellets these days, as in farmed salmon, is made from something much less appealing like chicken feather meal and chicken guts, GMO soy and wheat...

[Springer]

Without a doubt , Dollies from the Cold deep Kootenay lake !! Hands down the best trout i have ever eaten.

[Wild&Free]

Originally Posted by Fish along

Hell of a deep lake catch fish there , what kind?

Rainbows, Lakers, Cutt-throat, the odd cut-bow but not many. There's also Dolly Varden, and maybe even some bull trout, yes I know the difference between the two and have caught both out of this river system. The lake is part of the headwaters of the Skeena River system and one of it's tributaries has a Sockeye run, as well as Chinook, Coho, and Pink Salmon during the right time of year. There's also Kokanee too, but I've never caught one. Of course one is not allowed to keep Salmon once they hit this lake, but it's still fun if you hook into one.

[Mountain Guy]

Originally Posted by Speckle55

And the answer is ... wait for it

Maligne Lake Jasper National Park 5400' 310fow

enjoy pic's

David

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nope.........wait for it................ Amethyst bows have maligne brookies beat.

[huntin'fool]

Originally Posted by Mountain Guy

nope.........wait for it................ Amethyst bows have maligne brookies beat.

Hot Dawg! that looks like a meal. Was that a fall fish? I'm just taking a wild guess in deciding that the time stamp is way off.

[Mountain Guy]

Originally Posted by huntin'fool

Hot Dawg! that looks like a meal. Was that a fall fish? I'm just taking a wild guess in deciding that the time stamp is way off.

That isn't white sand in the boat

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Some of Pincher's fancy shoes on that site are $600 a pair.

How about someone just drops by his place with some midol.

To answer the OP, the colder the water, the better the fish in my experience.

Ya what he said....jeesh, Colder the water the better, running cold water even better!

[Fish along]

Thanks guys for the great pics ,and your input.

[huntsfurfish]

"Anyone got any opinions on which lake produces the best tasting trout"

Thats easy. Joeys Only Reservoir.

Most large cities have one or more Joeys Reservoirs.

[McLeod]

Originally Posted by Mountain Guy

nope.........wait for it................ Amethyst bows have maligne brookies beat.

With all do respect.Amethyst Brookies beat Amethyst bows side by side..

Maligne brookies are yummy..


Nothing beats a Brookie from Cold mountain water.

[fishman]

Not sure about now but fish stocking pellets where called liver pellets hence the whit meat and ****ty taste..........fresh water shrimp in cold water cant beat.............prime example amesthy lake brookies are the best and what do they feed on shrimp and cold deep water

[danewfy]

The good thing about joeys resoirvoir is its open all yr round
And no size or catch limits

[Fish along]

Where is this Amethyst Lake ,BC?

[Fish along]

I was into one of those Joey Resevoirs once ,and was it impressed ,I'll stick to a shore lunch anytime.

[crf250xtom]

How about just purchase your fish from the market instead of pillaging our little fisheries?

[Mountain Guy]

Originally Posted by McLeod

With all do respect.Amethyst Brookies beat Amethyst bows side by side..

Maligne brookies are yummy..


Nothing beats a Brookie from Cold mountain water.

Think so? I think the brookies in the tonquin are horrible! They have pale meat compared to the sockeye red rainbows. My experiences have always been that the redder the better when it comes to trout or salmon.
Maligne brookies are nice and red compared to the pale one's in the tonquin.

[Speckle55]

Its is in Jasper National Park here is a map of park its on the west side of park

David

http://www.explorejasper.com/maps/Ja...nalParkMap.pdf

Originally Posted by Fish along

Where is this Amethyst Lake ,BC?

[Mountain Guy]

Originally Posted by Fish along

Where is this Amethyst Lake ,BC?

Its in the Tonquin valley, about a 5 hr hike in.