Elton 172 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 A fisherman has landed what is believed to be the biggest trout caught in this part of the Thames in recent times. New Zealander David Shannon was fishing on Putney Embankment last Tuesday when he hooked the 10.2lb (4.6kg) monster. Article here: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/lo...ut_from_Thames/ Anglers' Net Shopping Partners - Please Support Your Forum CLICK HERE for all your Amazon purchases - books, photography equipment, DVD's and more! CLICK HERE for Go Outdoors. HUGE discounts! FOLLOW ANGLERS' NET ON TWITTER- CLICK HERE - @anglersnetPLEASE 'LIKE' US ON FACEBOOK - CLICK HERE Link to post Share on other sites
lutra 88 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) "Theo Pike, from the Wandle Trust, said he believed the fish could be either a migratory sea trout or a slob trout." Is it just my eyes playing up or isn't that a rainbow? Edited January 29, 2012 by lutra A tiger does not lose sleep over the opinion of sheep Link to post Share on other sites
Phone 746 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 lutra, What is a "slob" trout? (or am I going to have to "Fishbase" it.) Are they common? I really can't tell, what it is from that picture. In fact, I'm not to keen on trout ID in person. Phone Link to post Share on other sites
lutra 88 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) lutra, What is a "slob" trout? (or am I going to have to "Fishbase" it.) Are they common? I really can't tell, what it is from that picture. In fact, I'm not to keen on trout ID in person. Phone It's of the Brown trout family. As best i understand it, a brown trout spends all its life in fresh water. A sea trout is born and breeds in fresh water, but go's to sea to grow up. A slob trout is somewhere in the middle, Its born in fresh water, but spends some or all of its life growing up feeding in the brackish/salt water in the estuary of a river system before returning back up stream to breed. Also in parts of the UK sea trout can have other names like sewin (Wales), finnock (Scotland), peal (West Country), mort (North West England) and white trout (Ireland) and cannibal brown trout in some of our large lakes, loughs and lochs can be called ferox trout. Just to confuse it a bit more for you Phone, large sea and slob trout are sometimes called bull trout over here and they have nothing to do with your Dolly Varden/bull trout. They all belong to the Brown trout family. Edited January 29, 2012 by lutra A tiger does not lose sleep over the opinion of sheep Link to post Share on other sites
Sportsman 350 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Looks like a rainbow to me. Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity http://www.safetypublishing.co.uk/http://www.safetypublishing.ie/ Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Walker 941 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Looks like a rainbow that's been dead for a week! Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Plumb 473 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Looks like a rainbow that's been dead for a week! That was my thought too! C. "Study to be quiet." ><((º> My Blog Link to post Share on other sites
Anderoo 394 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 That's definitely a rainbow! Looks like life in the Thames was not kind to it... And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music Link to post Share on other sites
Tony U 36 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 And out of season to boot!!! Tony After a certain age, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead. Link to post Share on other sites
chuby 0 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Seen this elswhere.Rainbow for sure AND it looks as though its been dead a while,manky looking thing Link to post Share on other sites
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