DonO,
In the book "Trout and Salmon of North America", Dr. Behnke explains that there
are obvious genetic differences among the bull trout, dolly varden, and arctic
char. Over time these have been confused and misidentified because they can
look very much alike at certain stages of growth. Another point is that they
do not inter-breed when in the same waters.
In adult breeding colors they are very easy to distinguish from one another.
Have you had an opportunity to check out this book? It's a terrific resource
and worth every penny.
Mark
--- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wes,
> Do you have a site that shows the distinction? I just checked my trout book
> and it shows the Dolly as s. malma,
> but also says the alternate local names are bull trout, red spotted trout,
> and a few char names. There is no additional entry for the bull trout. It's a
> fairly recent book, 1963, so I would like to see some bull trout information.
>
> A few years ago, I caught a very silvery trout on the N. Platte. It went
> around 5 lbs., and like Bill's trout, it was a whale of a fighter. It did
> not look like a rainbow, brown, cutt, or any other trout I'm familiar with.
> It was silver-white top to bottom and covered with black spots. I was told
> it was a different strain of brown trout. Are you familiar with it? I can
> send you a photo.
>
> DonO
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wes Wada
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] photo journal update
>
>
> They are definitely two different species.
>
> Wes
>
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