What trout?

[uncleboo]

They're not ferox, they're broon troot!!

 

[Jaymzflood]

Already been said, Brownys 100000%. And some nice sizes on them too! Fair play.

Red Devil,that is a CRACKING colored fish mate.

 

[red devil]

Already been said, Brownys 100000%. And some nice sizes on them too! Fair play.

Red Devil,that is a CRACKING colored fish mate.

I know, it's a belter, and a good size too - about a pound and a half to two pounds, which is terrific for a wild brownie in these parts.
It was caught from a small loch near my house which sits on the edge of a golf course.
The loch gets a lot of run-off water and the bottom is quite silty, so I'm assuming the colour in the fish is affected by the sometimes peaty nature of the water.
Whatever, it made my angling year!
PS I put him back to fight another day - couldn't kill such a beautiful creature unless I was starving to death in the wilds.
Steve

 

[Jaymzflood]

Yeah id have launched him back too, couple of pictures first tho! But a 2lb brownie is a cracker ANYWHERE, never-mind just where you are. Good catch mate.

 

[Terr]

Self caught brown trout over an open fire in the woods = my happy thought.

 

[wattsy]

brown trout pan fried in butter = best outdoors meal possible (run a close second by mackerel the same way)

matt

 

[Adze]

They can reach some pretty impressive sizes in running water (river Kennet above)...

 

[Jaymzflood]

Wow thats a big brownie Adze! Id have kept that bad boy!!!!

 

[Adze]

She was a bit of a big girl... four and a half pounds we reckoned. A quick pic and slipped her back as I was grayling fishing at the time and a few days the wrong side of the closed season - I hasten to add, I didn't target the trout, just a fluke really.

 

[Jaymzflood]

id say its pushing at more around the 3lb mark just going by that picture and years of experience catching em. But dont get me wrong, a 3lb wild brownie is a huge catch from a river. But ive never seen em' get upto 4lb. Still tho, id be mighty proud of that one.