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Mike
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Just a heads-up for those who plan to fish streams stocked by Benner Springs Hatchery. You will do a double-take if you catch their brown trout. I certainly did this spring before I learned of a diet experiment. The caudal fins told me that the fish were stocked trout because the colors did not (or at least not enough so that I had confidence in a coloration ID ). I had to check the fins because the yellows, reds, and oranges were so vivid. Not quite a good as wild trout, but close enough that color was not as reliable as fin wear. These fish will be difficult to ID as stocked trout when the fins of the fish in the best condition heal by late spring.