05-08-2007, 02:55 AM
Just like triploids, Kamloops will generally grow faster than most other strains of rainbows. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to dig up some studies that show this. It all depends on the lake. Different strains of rainbows do better in different lakes. I wouldn't be disappointed if people didn't fish Eastern Idaho as much because the Utah DWR figured out a way to produce many large Kamloops in N Utah.[
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I've caught various strains of rainbows from many different reservoirs in Eastern Idaho. Many of the rainbows the Idaho F&G plant are crosses between different strains. I don't know where the Idaho F&G get their stock for "kamloops" but from what I've seen the rainbows with "kamloop" genes are typically much fatter than other rainbows.
Flygodess,
The Idaho F&G plants some Kamloop cutbows in Henry's. Steelhead cutbows have also been planted in Henry's. Many of the hybrids that I catch at Henry's look like they have some kamloop genes in them.
Here is a picture of a Henry's cutbows that certainly has kamloop genes. He has some kind of a strange spinal deformity though.
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] I've caught various strains of rainbows from many different reservoirs in Eastern Idaho. Many of the rainbows the Idaho F&G plant are crosses between different strains. I don't know where the Idaho F&G get their stock for "kamloops" but from what I've seen the rainbows with "kamloop" genes are typically much fatter than other rainbows.
Flygodess,
The Idaho F&G plants some Kamloop cutbows in Henry's. Steelhead cutbows have also been planted in Henry's. Many of the hybrids that I catch at Henry's look like they have some kamloop genes in them.
Here is a picture of a Henry's cutbows that certainly has kamloop genes. He has some kind of a strange spinal deformity though.
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