Hey guys, I was recently fishing a small creek in Northwest PA that holds a good population of wild brown trout, and I caught this absolute beaut. I first thought it was just a very colorful brown, but after talking to a buddy who works in wildlife conservation and knows much more about trout genetics than I do, he says this may potentially be a rainbow due to the smaller/shorter jaw size and head along with the green color back transitioning into pink sides. The minimal spots along the back and sides are really what’s throwing me off. Any input on this beautiful fish would be appreciated! I’m just trying to figure out what this guy is haha. Thanks guys, looking forward to the responses.
What type of trout is this??
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6xAdams(Jones)
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Spots with halos, so I'd call it a brown. Weird that it's so red though.
Oregon_OwlII
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If there are spots on the tail, it would be a rainbow, but I didn't see any, so I think brown, but the coloration is really weird.
dudemanspecial
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Pretty cool catch, that's for sure.
dudemanspecial
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No cutties here, but if your insinuating that a brown and rainbow mixed, they can't.
3wt7X
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Without a doubt a wild brown. Gorgeous fish. We get some very deeply colored browns down here in the Savage River, MD. It’s kinda rare to catch one that deeply colored with a sparse spot pattern. I read once that the browns with the more brightly colored bodies have a heavy freshwater shrimp diet because the shrimp has beta carotene. Not sure if that’s true or not, but I’m certain it is diet and environment based.
DomR
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IMHO its a really cool colored wild brown. Regardless, its a nice fish, did it fight as good as it looks?
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I agree that the saturation on that photo has been adjusted a bit. Those are some very pink fingers as well. Beautiful brown nonetheless.
BradFromPotter
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yep
AndyP
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Beautiful fish but it does seem like som type of filter or exposure effect is going on with the photo.
wildtrout2
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I agree with this. An odd one for sure though. Love the sparse spot pattern. Good size trout too!
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lycoflyfisher
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Photos are nearly impossible to capture fish color accurately. I have seen quite a few deep golden, orange browns come out of a certain central pa private hatchery. When the fish roll in the water you think you have a golden rainbow on.
Neat fish
Neat fish
That’s exactly what I was thinking! Thanks!
Thanks for the input! That makes total sense that their diet would influence their color vibrancy! Thanks man!
sixfootfenwick
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Brown trout in a heavily saturated photo
Thanks for the comment man, I did minimally increase the vibrancy of the photo to compensate for the 20°, overcast day but primarily boosted the brilliance which mostly affects the overall lightness or darkness of an image, while does not directly altering the color's hue or saturation. As one of the other members mentioned, it’s hard to capture the true color of the fish with a phone camera, so I did adjust it to reflect the vibrancy that the fish was showing that day. Thanks for the engagement!
