AJ's Dad
5/1/2009 9:30:00 PMHappy Fishing,
AJ's Dad
troutheart
5/2/2009 6:31:00 PMtroutheart
5/2/2009 8:49:00 PMAJ's Dad
5/2/2009 10:20:00 PMHappy Fishing,
AJ's dad
Jake Dogfish
5/3/2009 3:49:00 PMDrumdog
5/4/2009 7:01:00 AMI've been doing some more research on the fish on the internet and asking some local experts.
The consensus is that this is a Gerrard Rainbow Trout.
Using a weight calculator I found on the net with the measurements of 32" long and a girth of 22" I get a weight of 23.82 pounds.
I think he released a new state record. The current Rainbow record for Idaho is 19 pounds. Do they differentiate between rainbow breeds?
SsendaM
1/26/2010 4:12:00 PMWhen Mark got home where he could measure his approximations the big fish turned out to be around 34? long. Combining his two measurements, Mark looked on the internet for a formula to gauge the weight of the fish. According to Mark, this fish would weigh over (21) pounds. Wait a minute, that would make this fish an Idaho State Record fish that was released! Well, hold on there, Mark. You see, Mark, says he is a Bass and Pike fisherman and all he knew at the time was it was some kind of “trout”.
In reviewing this fish with the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, this fish was identified as a “Kamloops” strain of Rainbow Trout. Fish & Game recognize the Kamloops trout as a different strain of trout than the traditional Rainbow Trout strain. Kamloops are specifically reared to grow to huge sizes, and, because they are genetically different than the traditional strain of Rainbow Trout, they are classified as different when recognizing an Idaho State Record Rainbow. As an example, Idaho’s current record Kamloops Rainbow Trout is a huge (37) pounder taken back in the 1940’s.