I've never taken a Dolly in Washington but caught quite a few in
Alaska. They do have pinkish-orange spots on the top and sides.
Dollies seem to produce quite a bit more mucous than other trout for
a noticeably slimier feel (thus easier to drop.)
Sounds like you got quite a specimen. What size was it?
Kent Lufkin
>First, I have a brother-in-law coming from North Carolina for the 4th.
>He's an experienced east coast surf fisher, I know nothing about ff'ing
>in the salt. We'll be up up on Lopez Island for four or five days and
>he's hot to hit the salt for anything. I'd like to be able to take him
>somewhere to fish for something in the salt with a reasonable (read 1%)
>chance of catching something. Anybody here have any guidance on what to
>do or who to call for advice? It would be much appreciated.
>
>Secondly, I was fishing on the ff only section of the N.Fork Lewis 2
>weeks ago today. If you recall that was after the weekend we had of high
>wind and lots of rain. The river was mostly blown out, in fact I dared
>not even set foot in my normal areas. Anyway a long, cold, fishless day
>ensued until around 4:00 when I hooked up with truly large fish. When
>brought to shore after a long fight he didn't look like anything I had
>ever caught before, milky white below, dark olive above with bright
>orange spots. He was also at least twice the length and three times the
>girth of the normal rainbow on the river. I wondered at the time if it
>could be a Dolly Varden, reputed to inhabit the Lewis but have never
>caught one before and didn't hold on to this one long enough to have a
>careful look (alright I fell down and dropped him in the river at just
>the wrong time). Could it have been a DV? How could one tell for sure,
>assuming one learns how to hold on to fish for long enough?
>
>Thanks all, for answers to this, and for this list. I don't contribute
>too much and most of you fish in places and for things I know nothing
>of. Still it's a really enjoyable, friendly place and I thank you all
>for it.
