What trout?

[Two Socks]

Hi all,

I was hoping somebody could tell me what kind of fish this is:

It is trout, isn`t it?
I unfortunatly only thought of taking pictures after I gutted them, so this is the best I can do.

The reason I ask is because this seems to be what I catch most at a little lake in Norway where I will be going to soon again, and I thought it would be good to know what fish I`m catching and if I can improve my numbers a little by different lures or techniques.

I haven`t fished a lot yet, so tips on catching trout on lures (or of course good ways to cook them) would be appreciated too.

Tank you!

 

[greensurfingbear]

imagine not working mate so no idea......for now

 

[Two Socks]

I believe I fixed it. Does it work now?

 

[Robbi]

LOL nope ! all i've got is a little box with a red cross in it

 

[Two Socks]

Ok, third attempt...

 

[Robbi]

well done sir !

they are brown trout mate

 

[JonathanD]

What Robbi said. Nom Nom.

 

[Two Socks]

Thanks Robbi!

Now I can try to find out how to catch a bit more next time. The 3 fish here are the result of 2 hours of fishing by 4 people. I feel that there is room for improvement ;-)

 

[JonathanD]

...and therein lies the fun.

 

[Robbi]

too true ! i did 6 hours tonight and only caught one ! nice lake though

 

[Two Socks]

Nice lake indeed!

This is a part of the lake that I`ll be fishing at.

I am really looking forward to it! I might remember to take decent pics and do an 'out and about'-thread.

 

[Robbi]

that looks really good

are you fly fishing for the trout ?

 

[Two Socks]

I have been using spoon-type lures. Silver with red dots seems to be what they like best this far.

I have no clue how to fly-fish, but it seems to require special equipment that I don`t have

 

[Bushwhacker]

I'm thinking ferox trout. Still a brown though.

 

[Robbi]

nothing wrong with lures mate

they do put up a good fight don't they

 

[T1Viper]

I'm thinking ferox trout. Still a brown though.

Highly doubtable that they are Ferox. a Ferox is a large brown trout thats diet is mainly other fish. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Uploads/Documents/FW24 Ferox Trout mx.pdf

Lovely fish, not been out for trout too much this year, going out next week for some pleasure angling after some bream/tench

 

[northumbrian]

i thought broonies only lived in fresh flowing water not stillwaters ???

 

[bigbear]

No, you do get them on stillwaters. Lovely fish. I fish a small lake with both bfrowns and rainbows and like many members there return any browns to boost the numbers. Wouold definitely eat the ones on the photo though !

 

[Lurch]

nothing wrong with lures mate

Tsk. It's just not sporting old boy.
Pip pip!

 

[red devil]

Definitely broonies those - the spots can be bright red or black or both, while the colour of the skin often reflects the condition of the water they're found in.
And they can definitely be found in stillwaters - as was the one below from my local loch.
Check out the brilliant gold colouring on the lower body on this beauty - quite different from the colouration on your fish.

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There's nothing wrong with going for them with lures, especially if all you want to do is catch as many as you can as quickly as you can.
But in my humble opinion, you can't beat the sport of trying to tempt these wily, wild fish on dry or wet flies - a magical experience.
Having said that, the fish in the picture was actually caught on a damsel nymph, if my memory serves me right.
Finally, I agree with the earlier poster who said they're unlikely to be ferox trout.
Tight lines,
Steve