Excellent photos Andy! Particularly like the one of the Catlow Basin Redband, nice work.
As far as the bull trout goes, I believe the specimen that you photographed is a brook trout. Here are the three main identifying features that your specimen exhibits that lead me to believe so: 1) The anal and caudal fins of a bull trout have only white anterior borders, while the brook trout have both black and white anterior borders. Your specimen appears to exhibit both black and white anterior borders. 2) It's difficult to tell from the photo, but it appears your speciment exhibits vermiculation along the dorsal surface and along the dorsal fins. 3) Bull trout have spotless fins, and it appears that the dorsal of your specimen has some spotting or vemiculation. That being said, from my personal experience, it can be very difficult to differentiate in the field the difference between a bull trout and a brook trout. I've made the mistake a number of times myself. Particularly in situations where there are bull trout/brook trout hybrids. The single most identifying characteristic is the vermiculation. Bob Behnke's book entitled "Trout and Salmon of North America" is the single most definitive text on the subject, and has some excellent descriptions, information, and drawings so life-like they look real. It's my most valued book! Thanks for sharing the photos! I'm jealous of your trip! Ryan Davey www.worldanglr.com Calling Fly Fishing a hobby is like calling Brain Surgery a job. - Paul Schullery -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 21, 2003 8:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SE Oregon Photos (Delayed) I tried to post some photos of the SE Oregon trip that I reported to everyone on. It doesn't seem to have worked. I probably didn't do it right. Anyway, you can go to http://www.nwlink.com/~stouppe/ to see them. Andy S. (Not so technically savvy)
