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#707806 - 10/03/11 12:53 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: Smalma]
chrome/22 Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right! Registered: 01/13/00 Posts: 4404 Loc: Hurricane Ridge , Wa.	Originally Posted By: Smalma The intensity of the spawning color in these char is strongly influence by the dominance of the fish. The more dominant the male the more highly colored the fish will be. For this reason the largest males are usually the most highly colored. It might also be of interest to know that the fish can change how brightly they are colored very quickly. In a situation where there are multiple males the most dominate fish will be the most highly colored. If that dominance changes for some reason the previous dominate male's color will fade quickly while the new dominate male color will intensify. This flip in coloration can occur in less than 5 minutes. That is a fascinating characteristic. I wonder if they can "light up" during a fight like a warmwater gamefish ? c/22 _________________________ Apocalypse Steelheader. Chucking gear as the end draws near.
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#707871 - 10/03/11 07:36 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: chrome/22]
Smalma River Nutrients Registered: 11/25/01 Posts: 2844 Loc: Marysville	Chrome - I have seen no evidence of the bull trout in our local waters "lighting up" while being caught. In pods of pre-spawn char the largest males were typically the dominant/most colored fish and the smaller males much less "lit-up". That seem to be constatn whether the fish were holding or had been caught. Tight lines curt
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#708144 - 10/05/11 02:04 AM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: chrome/22]
Mingo Three Time Spawner Registered: 03/27/05 Posts: 1552 Loc: Kona, Hawaii	Originally Posted By: chrome/22 c/22 Holy SCHITTT what a killer char!!!!! _________________________ ------------------------------------------------------- Bankers are twats that have been hated throughout history - Dan S.
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#712253 - 10/22/11 08:31 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: Mingo]
Dub Returning Adult Registered: 09/24/10 Posts: 496	Well we hooked one today in the high water. Didnt get it to the beach but it was definately in spawning colors. _________________________ "When seconds count the police are only minutes away."
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#713399 - 10/27/11 05:18 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: Mingo]
Ketaman Parr Registered: 09/22/08 Posts: 62 Loc: Kitsap, WA	I have caught alot of trout in my fishing adventures, but my biggest were huge bull trout in the N. Quinault river in the ONP. Beautiful fish and fun on med trout rod. Oops forgot to say what wt. is was There were not alot of them or any other fish and it was always near the tailouts.
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#713799 - 10/28/11 09:14 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: Ketaman]
ColeyG Ranger Danger Registered: 02/08/07 Posts: 3098 Loc: AK	Here is one from about a week ago. Pardon the gag reflex. Surprising lack of color for this time of year. Arcticdollychartrout? Hey Brad, do you know where that photo came from? I only know of a few rivers that hold char that big. Full clown camo on that dude. _________________________ I am still not a cop. EZ Thread Yarn Balls "I don't care how you catch them, as long as you treat them well and with respect." Lani Waller in "A Steelheader's Way."
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#713821 - 10/28/11 09:47 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: ColeyG]
cobble cruiser ~B-F-D~ Registered: 03/27/09 Posts: 2256	Originally Posted By: ColeyG Here is one from about a week ago. Pardon the gag reflex. Surprising lack of color for this time of year. Arcticdollychartrout? Hey Brad, do you know where that photo came from? I only know of a few rivers that hold char that big. Full clown camo on that dude. It was hard not to gag with all the pink carcasses around. _________________________ http://www.wooldridgeboats.com
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#713846 - 10/28/11 10:28 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: cobble cruiser]
chrome/22 Captain C/22 - Team Stay Up Right! Registered: 01/13/00 Posts: 4404 Loc: Hurricane Ridge , Wa.	C_G, no clue. I just pulled it off Google image. Here is one close in size this is off the Simms website. Nunavut, northern Canada is the quote. But that's a good chunk of northern North America c/22 _________________________ Apocalypse Steelheader. Chucking gear as the end draws near.
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#713847 - 10/28/11 10:33 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: cobble cruiser]
Smalma River Nutrients Registered: 11/25/01 Posts: 2844 Loc: Marysville	Coley - It is not all that surprising to see the char fading that quickly. At least that is the case here in Puget Sound region of Washington. Post spawn dominate males here lose that bight spawning color within days of completion of spawning. Ran into a batch of post fish the other day that were only a couple weeks from spawning the majority to the males had less "color" than the one in your picture. BTW - I would guess that the "clown" char pictured is an artic char from one of the Artic rivers (such as the Tree). Tight lines Curt
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#714186 - 10/30/11 05:04 PM Re: Jumbo Dollies [Re: Smalma]
lovetofish365 Hahahaha haha ha Registered: 04/07/07 Posts: 1884 Loc: Silverdale WA	WOW nice ...i had no idea they changed colors at will _________________________ see ya on the river
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