^^2 different fish, I think you're talking about a coral trout which is a common and highly tasty reef fish in Australia.
^^2 different fish, I think you're talking about a coral trout which is a common and highly tasty reef fish in Australia.
Many freshwater lakes and reservoirs in the UK are stocked with rainbow trout for fly fishing; these fish raised in trout farms. They don't breed in the UK (due to the low temperature) and overwinter poorly, and many are out of condition when the trout season starts up in early April. I've always understood them to originate in The States.
They live in the lakes alongside the native brown trout, but tend to out-compete the brown trout, as is common with many invasive species.
UK supermarkets often sell small farm-bred rainbow trout, which have greyish/yellowish/brownish flesh. Once the farm trout have been released into the lakes for fishing stock, their flesh becomes a beautiful pink colour due to the natural food, especially snails. As a kid I used to sell a lot of the rainbow trout I caught to local restaurants and at first they couldn't believe it wasn't salmon. The restaurants developed a regular clientele wanting locally caught (Somerset) rainbow trout.
Personally I think the taste of a 'wild' lake-caught rainbow trout equals that of salmon, although I appreciate the salmon I eat will have been farm raised and not from the wilds of the North West States!
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Last edited by David48atTD; 21-05-2020 at 10:50 AM.
Yup, the best and only trout I have eaten I caught in the Sierra Nevada Mt.'s. Go hiking for a week with a pole and you will be having trout every night if you wish. A pinkish flesh. We would bring a cast iron skillet and some corn flour. Lightly breaded and fried up. Oh man what memories you brought back with that post..
Not my photo but have been right there...
While we have wild trout in the rivers, lakes and streams we also have farm raised or hatchery trout as well. The farm raised trout is a lot more healthily raised then farm raised salmon. No comparison in fact.
That sounds great. The first fish I ever caught was a rainbow trout in the cascade mountains with my dad. One of the best memories I have of being with him.
You selectively quoted me:Originally Posted by panama hat
Trout is fecking terrible anyways...
...I prefer caviar and Grey Poupon.
#Classyasfuck
^^Seems about right!
I'd de-fin it before eating.
I've brought back some memories myself as well.
I've got a collage of old photos on the wall in my office... here I am with my first fly-caught, eight trout limit from Blagdon Lake at the foot of the 'Mendips' in Somerset. This photo must be nearly 40 years old.
Seven rainbow trout, and the bottom left with the spots is a brown trout. I remember that rainbow trout are spectacular fighters on the fly, often jumping clear from the water. Memories certainly...
^^Nice one.
Not trying to be a dick but are those normal size? Just that they seem small compared to what I remember in NZ... Different species of trout maybe?
Edit: actually just Googled some pics and they do look like different fish. This is a brown trout caught in NZ:
Mouth and head look different.
I seem to remember that just over 2lb, or about a kilo was the average size in that lake (about the size of the fish in my left hand, I would think... the other looks a bit bigger). The trout would generally be smaller at the start of the season in the spring, after stocking, and grow through the year. A 2lb trout is a perfect size for a two person meal.
These trout are stocked and not wild, so the stocking policy completely dictates the size of fish in the lake.
I think the biggest I caught was just over 5lb.
^ Edit... there are also brown trout in the lakes, the majority if which are native and not stocked. These overwinter and live a lot longer than the rainbows and used to get large. I remember the record brown was around 12lb... although you'd be doing well to land a fish that size on the normal light fly tackle used in freshwater lakes.
Funny thing is the area I'm from is renowned for its trout fishing but truth be told I know 5/8ths of feck all about it.
I like me fishing but have always preferred ocean fishing (and fish) over the lakes etc.
Last edited by AntRobertson; 21-05-2020 at 11:58 AM.
^ Give it a try a next time you're back... I've done all sorts of fishing but freshwater fly fishing for trout takes some beating, in my opinion.
Geez, another one . . .
That was my impression of working class Londoners . . . sheesh!
'e's a peasant, in 'e
He's a peasant, isn't he.
vat ain't 'arf obvious, innit
^ oroit, oroit, don't get into fackin two an eight mate
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