jeudi 29 mai 2014

Egg laden Trout

Having come from the "old days" when Trout were on the commercial list and having done considerable net fishing for same, I'll let you in on a not well known tidbit of information. You don't catch a Trout just before it spawns on hook and line, you do in nets.

Just before spwan, each individual egg is about 3/32"-1/8" in in diameter and redish in color, not the small yellow corn meal size you are used to seeing. I caught them in nets with eggs like that but never one on hook and line.

Now one and one = two. That leads me to believe the sows don't feed just before they spwan. I've gutted Trout for market with egg sacks in them I know weighed over 2 lbs, probably closer to 3 lbs.

If anyone has ever (hook and line) caught a "close to spawn" Trout with the big bloody eggs, let me know. Other wise I'll stand by my assesment.




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