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[Scotty91]

No were not there are different speices of rockling. Its more like saying Codling and cod are the same species, as i know understand it, a brown trout is just a young sea trout, once the brown trout is old enough to bread it heads out to sea and changes into a sea trout, breads then returns to sporn in the rivers, from the hatching eggs come the next genteration of brown trout. and so it continues.

Are ryt a c aye never new that lol

 

[Wreckingball76]

No were not there are different speices of rockling. Its more like saying Codling and cod are the same species, as i now understand it, a brown trout is just a young sea trout, once the brown trout is old enough to bread it heads out to sea and changes into a sea trout, breads then returns to sporn in the rivers, from the hatching eggs come the next genteration of brown trout. and so it continues.

I never knew that about Brown / Sea Trout, very interesting mate. Like you say, everyday is a school day.

 

[Bassboyo]

No were not there are different speices of rockling. Its more like saying Codling and cod are the same species, as i now understand it, a brown trout is just a young sea trout, once the brown trout is old enough to bread it heads out to sea and changes into a sea trout, breads then returns to sporn in the rivers, from the hatching eggs come the next genteration of brown trout. and so it continues.

A brown trout can head out to sea in its first year or it can be 2-3-4 years, some have the gene/ desire to migrate others don't. They can double there weight in the first year at sea feasting on mainly sandeels , prawns but will eat virtually anything. Sea trout do not return to the river every year to spawn sometimes they will miss a year, fish that have not spawned are know as maidens. They will also head up the river over one tide, not to spawn but just to taste the FW.

 

[phill_itofish]

A brown trout can head out to sea in its first year or it can be 2-3-4 years, some have the gene/ desire to migrate others don't. They can double there weight in the first year at sea feasting on mainly sandeels , prawns but will eat virtually anything. Sea trout do not return to the river every year to spawn sometimes they will miss a year, fish that have not spawned are know as maidens. They will also head up the river over one tide, not to spawn but just to taste the FW.

Wow that's some knowledge, can me dispel the myth of the disappearing bass next ��

 

[Bassboyo]

Wow that's some knowledge, can me dispel the myth of the disappearing bass next í ½í¸

That's true unfortunately !! But there on there way, a few schoolies showing hear and there, get ya reels and rods polished ;-)

 

[Ian Alexander]

I would have to agree on the species, they are both "Salmo trutta" so they go down as the same, not to sure about the merit thing but we'll worry about that in the unlikely event of someone drawing with me lol

Hello,
great fish Bassboyo and thanks for sharing your pictures again.

This is just my opinion about the species hunt thing so go easy on me lads. Although a sea trout and a brown trout share the same latin name and are biologicaly the same I think they should count as separate fish.
I think that in many game anglers minds they are thought of as different. I know that I regard a seatrout as a special capture with brownies being present in many stillwaters.

I know that I'm opening a can of worms talking about the "worth" of a fish because we can then go on about wild brownies as opposed to those in the stillwaters. It would also give those competing another species to tick off.

I'm not a great fly angler by the way and this is only an opinion fellas.

Regards Ian

 

[Bassboyo]

Hello,
great fish Bassboyo and thanks for sharing your pictures again.

This is just my opinion about the species hunt thing so go easy on me lads. Although a sea trout and a brown trout share the same latin name and are biologicaly the same I think they should count as separate fish.
I think that in many game anglers minds they are thought of as different. I know that I regard a seatrout as a special capture with brownies being present in many stillwaters.

I know that I'm opening a can of worms talking about the "worth" of a fish because we can then go on about wild brownies as opposed to those in the stillwaters. It would also give those competing another species to tick off.

I'm not a great fly angler by the way and this is only an opinion fellas.

Regards Ian

Thanks Ian, it was a great little session

I like to see everyone's opinion so thanks for sharing. am happy with either one species or two,ill go along with the majority. I did suggest that if it stayed as one species and there were a tie on species at the end of the year then ST/ brownies be judged on Merit IE wild fish would rate higher than stocked fish but again it's only my opinion. It's only fun so not that important. I would like to encourage more lads / lasses to take up lure fishing and I think we might raise a few eyebrows in a few month when we should people with 20+ sea caught species plus a few FW thrown in.

 

[lumpsucker]

2 points if you ask me. They're the same species but regarded so differently they may as well be separate species. you need a different license for a start, so the law regards them as a different kind of fish even if they have the same dna

 

[pulp]

2 points if you ask me. They're the same species but regarded so differently they may as well be separate species. you need a different license for a start, so the law regards them as a different kind of fish even if they have the same dna

I don't understand, are you saying you need a license to fish for brown trout and a seperate one for sea trout? My understanding was a migratory fish license would cover your bases regarding both.

 

[Bassboyo]

I can see the both sides of the coin and like I said am happy with one or two species. With regards rod licence , my understanding is you can fish with rod and line for any species with a migratory fish licence. But if you were mackerel spinning and caught a sea trout you could photo it to be entered into the lure challenge but must return it. Ill throw another question into the mix does a sea trout caught in the river count as sea or FW species lol

 

[finseeker]

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[Bassboyo]

it would, but not if you have the course/non migratory license then you could only fish for brown trout and not the (migratory) sea trout

Even in the sea ??

 

[finseeker]

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[Bassboyo]

then its a sea trout what about slob trout though

Oh no !! Three species lol ;-)

 

[pulp]

it would, but not if you have the course/non migratory license then you could only fish for brown trout and not the (migratory) sea trout

Got it, cheers dude

 

[spenna]

sea trout

sea trout

you can catch sea trout on the beach next to blyth pier the mouth of
the river aln also on the beach next to couquet island hope this helps