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Thinman · #1 10-14-2012, 10:10 AM

What's up with the dark rainbows?

Yesterday I caught this one:

This morning I caught this normal looking one:

Then this two-tone one!

bobberboy · #2 10-14-2012, 10:16 AM

All look like nice bows in spawning colors

NorthJerzyG · #3 10-14-2012, 11:37 AM

Nice, tasty lookin catch!! That last one looks like a half an albino!

FASTEDDIE29 · #4 10-15-2012, 07:37 AM

Nice rainbows.

Michael82929 · #5 10-15-2012, 11:43 AM

I would say those fish are spawning..

I know the brookies were when they were getting thrown in for a fact...

bigfishy · #6 10-15-2012, 11:53 AM

Good job!! The second fish is def the best lookin of the three....

They are alot of times dark in color from being in the raceways of the hatcheries....and spawning tendancies are do to the cooling water temps before and after stocking.....When they get in the river its like, HOORAY , no more concrete, we can actually make beds, move rocks and get back to our instincts

If left in the river, those fish will look ten times better in a few months...Of course their river diets help them look better also....

Gr8 job with some quality sized fish