Fishing: A brown trout with a surprise! ( not for the squeamish )

[Th3rty7]

I caught this tasty brown trout today, when I was cleaning it for dinner I noticed a large what I thought was a baitfish, turned out to be a 6.5 inch rainbow trout.

 

[Kentucky Kache]

It's amazing the size fish another fish can swallow.
You went fishing TODAY!?

 

[Th3rty7]

yes sir, no ice on the river, play ball. I froze my a** off, but it was worth it, I think I finally solved the mystery of the disappearing rainbows too.

 

[fossis]

It's amazing what things can swallow, I read an article a few years ago in our local paper, where a cottonmouth swallowed another snake that was the same length as it was.
Another time I found a small snake that had tried to swallow a small catfish, & the spines were stuck in it's jaws.

Fossis.............

 

[sasnz]

Very nice fish their. I would be guessing the weight at about 7lbs?? Do you catch many rainbow in your area? Thanks for posting a fine looking brown trout.

Sasnz

 

[Th3rty7]

Appreciate the comments sasnz, this brown was 24 inches and imo in the 5 pound range, didn't have my scales on me. The rainbows here are smaller but plentiful. How's the fishing in NZ ?, catching any?

 

[sasnz]

Hi Thirty7

Yea i have had a bumber year fishing, mainly salt to be honest but have had a fantastic time, my avatar was in november 2 months ago. the snapper was 18Lb and the kingy although only a rat was about 22lb. gotta love the kingfish to eat, splendid if you bleed them straight away.

I have a mate in the south that reckons he knows where to get some close to 20Lb browns, I believe him as where he said he goes i am sure he would be the only one who goes their as it is unbelievably remote and he would be the only one mad enough to drag up a rod and reel. What sort of sizes do you get over there??

sasnz

 

[packerbacker]

Yep, you can find some odd stuff in fish once in a while. A couple years ago a friend of mine caught a large brown and it had a bat in it. (the flying type bat, not a baseball bat )

 

[seger98]

Yep, you can find some odd stuff in fish once in a while. A couple years ago a friend of mine caught a large brown and it had a bat in it. (the flying type bat, not a baseball bat )

How in the world does that happen?

 

[packerbacker]

We figured the bat was probably skimming across the top of the water, eating bugs, and the trout came up and got him. One day I was watching some baby ducks swimming behind their mommy. I was thinking how cute they looked when, all of a sudden a fish, probably a bass, came up to the surface and swallowed one whole. Changed my whole conception of what would be good bait.

 

[rmptr]

Most gamefish are opportunists...

and fish get big by eating everything they see!

After all, they really can't read the label, first!

Some of the things found in the belly of sharks are the most entertaining, I think...
From buckets to boots, GI helmets to license plates.

I really appreciate you'all posting the fishing pics.
I've really slacked off lately.
It is just wrong.

License is $38 bucks, now. Without xtra rod and enhancements.
Bad government!

 

[Th3rty7]

packerbacker, I witnessed the exact same thing in a smaller lake, a mother mallard duck with 4 ducklings trailing, heard an enormous FWOMP, and it was 3 ducklings. This had to be a good sized largemouth. food chain in action, quite the spectacle.

 

[Kentucky Kache]

I caught a big catfish back in the summer which had a good sized bluegill in it's stomach. I think I've been cutting my bait fish a little too small.

 

[mamabear]

Ohhhh man! I miss good trout & salmon fishin!! Hope you enjoy your dinner!

 

[Th3rty7]

thanks for all the interesting comments folks. sasnz, I've heard stories and watched fishing programs on the legendary trout fishing in NZ. The browns and rainbows there are of epic proportions, even in the smaller rivers. Around here the brown trout get big in the lakes, up to 15lbs, and a 7 lber in the river is a trophy fish.

 

[coloradocav]

Nice brown! those are the kind I hunt for CANNIBALS. here are a couple of medium size flies I catch them with, you can't go wrong with a mouse pattern at night. thanks for posting the picture. LOL

 

[Th3rty7]

those big mouse patterns would work around here I bet, never fished them myself, but I can only imagine stripping one of those across the top. those browns are territorial like sharks!

 

[packerbacker]

Can't fish for trout or salmon at night in California.

 

[CanadianTrout]

<--- Runs for cover! I'm not quite sure how I feel about this thread........



Just kiddin' I fly fish too! Nice brownie.

 

[DD-777]

Great shot and a beauty of a Brown! I once caught a 6lb. largemouth out of a brackish creek that had at least 10 inches of eel still in his mouth (from his throat to just stickin' out of his jaws). I've also caught plenty of "monsters" offshore while reeling in pretty large tuna. Gotta' love fishin'...