Sea trout or brown trout ?

[Tigger]

I did a short spell of spinning today and hooked this fish which i'm pretty sure is a sea trout. Can anyone else confirm my thoughts ?

I lost that spinner (my favourite) on a snag on the very next cast.....****ards

 

 

 

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[Rob Ward]

I thought they were the same species the only difference being one goes to sea and the other stays put?

 

Looks like a Silver Tourist to me though!

 

By the way, is that an OKUMA reel??????

Edited February 20, 2011 by Rob Ward

[Brian Carragher]

It looks like an out of condition brownie to me, long and lean just like a sea trout but its got way too many spots below the lateral line and too many spots on its cheeks to be a sea trout

 

generally I'd say that where the belly flaps are there should'nt be any spotty markings but they're showing on this fish, shame it was'nt a ten pounder and we'd know for sure but on the photo evidence I'd say brownie

[Tigger]

It looks like an out of condition brownie to me, long and lean just like a sea trout but its got way too many spots below the lateral line and too many spots on its cheeks to be a sea trout

 

generally I'd say that where the belly flaps are there should'nt be any spotty markings but they're showing on this fish, shame it was'nt a ten pounder and we'd know for sure but on the photo evidence I'd say brownie

 

 

 

I have had a few trout recently that weren't in their best nick after spawning and they looked totally different to this one. It was very silver and white with not a hint of a red spot on it's body, it went like stink as well !

[Tigger]

I thought they were the same species the only difference being one goes to sea and the other stays put?

 

Looks like a Silver Tourist to me though!

 

By the way, is that an OKUMA reel??????

 

 

Sorry Rob, I hadn't seen your edit m8. Yes it is an okuma, it's the VS 30 and I'd thoroughly reccommend it !

[Rob Ward]

Sorry Rob, I hadn't seen your edit m8. Yes it is an okuma, it's the VS 30 and I'd thoroughly reccommend it !

[Emma two]

It looks like a sea trout kelt to me and its the right time eof year for one. ('kelt'= spawned / spent fish).

 

Spot distribution isn't an accurate identification variable, for example see (confirmed) the sea trout below...

 

Edited February 20, 2011 by Emma two

[Nicholas S]

Nice fish Tigger, not a Sea Trout though - the hint of red on the edge of the adipose fin gives it away as a BT. A particularly silvery one at that! As Emma has already said, you can't distinguish between ST and BT from spot patterns. Less spots below the lateral line and on the gill plate is a useful distinction between Salmon and ST. N

[Tigger]

Nice fish Tigger, not a Sea Trout though - the hint of red on the edge of the adipose fin gives it away as a BT. A particularly silvery one at that! As Emma has already said, you can't distinguish between ST and BT from spot patterns. Less spots below the lateral line and on the gill plate is a useful distinction between Salmon and ST. N

 

 

Interesting point Nicholas but if you look at Emmas two's photo closely that fish appears to have the very same dash/ mark on the back edge of it's adipose fin.

[Nicholas S]

Yep but on your fish the colour on the edge of the adipose is reddish (although it's not that easy to tell from the pic)! Sea Trout will have the same general pattern/markings but not a hint of red on them. Also, there is a slight yellow tinge to the belly of your fish which again suggests it's probably a BT. N