03-01-2016, 03:30 PM
Brown Trout are cool. One thing to remember is that there are tons of different species of browns. Half of those pics are of the browns from the Great Lakes. I recognized a couple of those locations. They are a lake dwelling, open water species. They are called Seeforellen Brown Trout. They prefer open water and do not relate to structure. They transition to Pisciverous feeding habits earlier than other species. They grow at an exceptional rate. This being said, not all browns are created equal. Just like the different Cutthroat species, a river dwelling species that has been stocked into a lake (Strawberry) will rarely grow to significant size compared to their lake dwelling cousins (Strawberry vs Bear Lake).
I have suggested that they try stocking these browns in a few select bodies of water where the forage type is suitable, but got no response back. I think that these would do awesome at Porcupine, stocked in limited quantities. Im sure that there are other places like Scofield etc where there are large Chub populations that could support large, fast growing fish.
I hope one day they give it a try. My brother spent 6 years in up state New York and I got to fish with him for these browns. In three days I caught 5 fish over 9 pounds, on of which pushed 14 lbs. HE averaged 30 fish over 30" every year. His best came in at just under 23 lbs. All on a fly. Could you imagine that in Utah!!??
So how about it fish and game? What are the odds of getting some Seeforellen Browns? The world record was just broke again and I think it was over 43 lbs!!!
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I have suggested that they try stocking these browns in a few select bodies of water where the forage type is suitable, but got no response back. I think that these would do awesome at Porcupine, stocked in limited quantities. Im sure that there are other places like Scofield etc where there are large Chub populations that could support large, fast growing fish.
I hope one day they give it a try. My brother spent 6 years in up state New York and I got to fish with him for these browns. In three days I caught 5 fish over 9 pounds, on of which pushed 14 lbs. HE averaged 30 fish over 30" every year. His best came in at just under 23 lbs. All on a fly. Could you imagine that in Utah!!??
So how about it fish and game? What are the odds of getting some Seeforellen Browns? The world record was just broke again and I think it was over 43 lbs!!!
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