New world record Brown ? 46.9lb

[Laxdale]

How old are the big trout in Arkaig and Lochy? Anyone ever read their scales?

 

[codyarrow]

Size of water perhaps. If you only have a 100 fish in a 20 mile loch then less than 20, perhaps even 10 fully grown ferox in Calder? It would be more beneficial to the fish from a breeding perspective to be more numerous at a population of 20 rather than 10 or less, so downsizing would be a survival plan. Again I am in wild guess territory?

Having said that I do know someone who claims to have had a 'we are gonna need a bigger boat moment' when something jaws like cruised past one summers evening.

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

Anyone ever read their scales?

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

Size of water perhaps. If you only have a 100 fish in a 20 mile loch then less than 20, perhaps even 10 fully grown ferox in Calder? It would be more beneficial to the fish from a breeding perspective to be more numerous at a population of 20 rather than 10 or less, so downsizing would be a survival plan.

Sounds feasible!

Again I am in wild guess territory?

As am I!

I do know someone who claims to have had a 'we are gonna need a bigger boat moment' when something jaws like cruised past one summers evening.

Aye, well, that was Denis and me on Arkaig that day Denis hooked the 20 pounder on a Kate muddler!

Col

 

[codyarrow]

Had a WBT of about 15 pounds jump clear out of the water right in front of the boat like a half pounder. That's different I thought - wonder if there is something bigger down there making it do that.

 

[easker1]

Caught a fish on one of our club lochs it turned the boat completely around with 3 of us in it, and disappearing into the depths , it was so quick we didn't quite Know what had happened, we might have got a Mexican Sleigh ride out of it, easker1

 

[Laxdale]

So what was learned about the age and weight of the fish compared to a "normal" brownie?

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

Caught a fish on one of our club lochs it turned the boat completely around with 3 of us in it, and disappearing into the depths , it was so quick we didn't quite Know what had happened, we might have got a Mexican Sleigh ride out of it, easker1

Nantucket sleighride

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

So what was learned about the age and weight of the fish compared to a "normal" brownie?

Doubt you would be interested in that one. I had to stand up to land it...

 

[Laxdale]

I am interested in what is a ferox (like the ones the Ness Board guys are currently tagging), and seeing how they differ from potential pellet pigs in fish farm lochs, which anything caught in a loch fecked up by aquaculture may be). I have an open mind, but having seen the effects of aquaculture on the island brownies, just because a trout is big does not mean it is a ferox. Hence the query about relative growth rate and age.

 

[easker1]

we liked the Mexican rather than the Nantucket, much warmer easker1

 

[codyarrow]

A man from Nantucket has certain advantages though....or so the limerick goes.

 

[easker1]

Aye But it has to be proven, easker1

 

[Bourach]

Some inter species (salmon and ferox) fish porn for those that like that sort of thing......

Salmon and Ferox 201120

Earlier this week we shared footage of a male ferox trout courting a female salmon, today we have male salmon courting a female ferox trout. There is...

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[aenoon]

Now, does that mean these larger trout are actually salmon, and vice versa?

Bert

 

[bobmiddlepoint]

Some inter species (salmon and ferox) fish porn for those that like that sort of thing......

Salmon and Ferox 201120

Earlier this week we shared footage of a male ferox trout courting a female salmon, today we have male salmon courting a female ferox trout. There is...

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That's Inverness for you!

Now, does that mean these larger trout are actually salmon, and vice versa?

Bert

I'm going to stick my neck out here and say NO!


Andy