I'd have to agree that it's not a golden- the pinkish stripe down the side indicates a rainbow or mix. I've a beautiful pic of an 18" golden on my wall- they are distinctively different. bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Grier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:16 PM Subject: RE: Half-golden trout? > Definitely not a golden Vlad. Perhaps a cutt-bow, though it has the spots > of a coastal cuttie. I had the privilege of being in just the right place > at the right time a couple of years ago when WDFW dumped a bunch of > goldens > in a lake off Hwy 2. They are definitely golden in color (almost orange), > and have the spot patterns of a west slope; not the all-over spotting that > a > coastal or rainbow has (like the one in your pics). > > Sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vlad Karpinsky > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Half-golden trout? > > > > Last weekend I went to try my luck to Big Greider Lake, which supposedly > holds some golden trout. > To my excitement I've got one fish that looked quite different from > other trout, it had noticeable yellowish color. > I was almost sure that this is golden trout, but looking at the pictures > latter and comparing them to some > pictures from Internet, I started to doubt. The fish looks like a normal > rainbow except the color. > > Here are pictures of the fish. So, what do you think this is? > > http://photos18.flickr.com/24188566_8db15d2860_o.jpg > http://photos18.flickr.com/24191518_c2569fd45b_o.jpg > > Thanks, > > -- > Vlad Karpinsky > > > > >
