How much can weight fluctuate on a trout. I didn't weigh mine but guessed 3 1/2 pounds. I then saw a picture of a 22 inch brown that was listed as 4 1/2 lbs.....so I measured mine at 21 inches and raised my weight guess to be 4 lbs...thinking if a 22 inch is 4 1/2 then a 21 incher must be 4 lbs at least.

I then started reading reports on washingtonlakes.com and people were claiming to have caught brown trout 22 inches long that weighed over 9 lbs!

Is that possible...can you have two 21 inch browns and one of them weigh 4 lbs while the other weighs 9 lbs???

I yhink some folks are guilty of wishful thinking...