Help identify this Trout & Have some questions

[XXlyakattacker]

I vote sickly rainbow. He's missing some fins also.

[Fishinfire]

I have to ask, why the lip clamp? They can do more harm than good at times.

[Mikeps326]

Dark coloring then usual but I'm also going with rainbow since you can see the red going from the cheeks down to the tail.

[xDirty]

Originally Posted by Fishinfire

I have to ask, why the lip clamp? They can do more harm than good at times.

Its not so much of, just a clamp, as it is the top part of my weighing scale. i used that to weigh it and then released it. I tried to be as careful as i can. How else can i weigh the fish quickly without hurting it ?

[NJ Dave]

Rainbow. There is a faint pink lateral line you can see.
as for a hold over, no chance. The fins and tail are all rubbed up feom the hatchery concrete receways. If it was a spring fish the fins would have been more healed up.
None the less its a nice catch.

[Chrisper4694]

Looks like a stocked rainbow to me too. I'd recommend just a length measurement if you want a better release. Anyway, nice catch. They are good to eat or make great bait cut into chunks, for next time!

[Treble Hook Jim]

That's a Tiger Trout! They are a protected species and you better hope that it did not die from you handling it!

[Eskimo]

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That's a messed up looking Rainbow.

Personally, I don't see any issue with the jaw-holder to restrain the fish. You certainly could do worse things to a fish.

The dead fish probably looked like the fish you just caught because the fish are all born, raised, and released together in the same batch. There is no reason they would look different from each other.


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