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Post by Eddie on Oct 21, 2015 12:14:14 GMT
Recently fishing a peg not too far away from a weir, I saw some fish jumping clear of the water. It wasn't trying to jump up the weir in fact it was a good distance from it, but still in what I would call the weir pool. The fish to me looked like a trout, quite spotty and with a pinkish hue in the late afternoon sunshine, but the fish looked to be 7/8lb. Did I see a huge brown trout? Do they go that big in the wharfe? Or was it a salmon laid up waiting for some extra water, would they be in the river system this time of year?
Eddie.
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Post by patterdalewilson on Oct 21, 2015 13:05:09 GMT
Check out the topcliffe weir Facebook page for pictures of salmon jumping the weir taken this month. So yes salmon are in our river systems right now failing that Google pics of UK salmon.
As for Brown trout I would have no idea of the size potential.
Mick.
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Post by johnboy66 on Oct 21, 2015 22:02:37 GMT
if it was a trout I would of have a guess rainbow, I think they grow bigger and faster than brown, i've not known brown trout growing to that size in our Yorkshire river systems. so to your answer I would say it would be a salmon - late Sept / Oct is the time they travel up stream to spawn. that`s as much as I know so hope that helps
JB.
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Post by trout on Oct 22, 2015 17:48:51 GMT
Might be sea trout they are in effect brown trout that live in salt water but get a lot bigger, salmon also get more colour the longer they are in fresh water so could have been ether, may even have been a ferox trout.
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Post by gcb on Oct 22, 2015 21:02:51 GMT
I witnessed an 8lb brown trout caught while deadbaiting for pike on the River Aire 4 years ago
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Post by grayson on Nov 23, 2015 9:22:35 GMT
Wild trout over 5lbs are uncommon in any UK river and you could fish a lifetime in some Yorkshire rivers and never see a trout of more than 2lbs . Rainbows are uncommon in our rivers as they are escapees from stillwaters- you cannot stock them in most rivers. They live only 4 years and can grow big on fish pellets or abundant natural food but won't normally do so in a river.
You saw a sea trout or salmon. When fresh run they are predominantly silver but progressively colour up the longer they stay in the river .
Ferox? Traditionally this is a fish eating trout found in the glacial lochs of Scotland - they can grow to 30lb or more. The term can apply to any exclusively carnivorous trout - and therefore to a river trout . Not that I have ever seen one in England, despite catching thousands of river wild trout in last 30odd years .
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