FYI, I posted some photos of adult bull/dollies I caught while searching for searun cutts. There was a definite difference in size from dollie to cutt!
Leland.
It's also extremely rare for bull trout to have blue halos around their spots. When I lived in BC, I probably caught over a thousand bull trout and never saw one with blue halos. I have also never seen a bull trout with pronounced yellow spots, which are quite common in brook trout. Now for the number one dead giveaway: Brook trout have dark spots and markings on the dorsal fin and you will never find a bull trout with spots on the dorsal. The photo in question is without an ounce of doubt, a brook trout.
I wish I had some photos of juvenile bull trout to share. The coloration is identical to that of an adult fish. Many of the juvenile bulls I've caught have even had that mean looking extended jaw.
"Ryan Davey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:---------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------Forgot to say, from what I've been told, the quickest way in the field to tell the difference between a brookie and a bull trout is to look for the "vermiculation" along the dorsal area and dorsal fin. The "vermiculation" are worm-like markings, and are only present in the brook trout, if it's a bull trout it won't have them...
Ryan Davey www.worldanglr.com www.patagonia-expedition.org
Many men fish their entire lives without ever knowing it is not the fish they are after.
- Henry David Thoreau
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Okay, I give. It is not a bull trout parr.
I got contacted offline and I stand corrected.
I now believe that the fish picture is another brook trout and not a bull trout parr.
All I got to say is that they sure look different here than in NY.
Can someone post a bull trout parr picture so I know what to look for next time.
Sheepishly,
AndyS.
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