trout markings?

djflawless

Hi lads
Caught this monster on the fly yesterday, but I've never seen markings like this before.
The stripes go down each side.
Anyone able to shed some light?
Could be a normal,regular thing but I've never seen it

Bluefoam

Jeasus, he's hardly grown into his own skin... I'm sure those markings will be gone by the time he hits puberty. Hope you put him back

djflawless

Yep.havnt taken a trout home (unless from a stocked fishery) in a few years.
So its just basically juvenile markings??

whelzer

Its a salmon parr.

dodderangler

It's a young trout that hasn't grown into his spots yet
Not a salmon parr.

whelzer

I've always thought the hand/finger print type markings were parr... google images seem to agree??

https://www.google.ie/?gws_rd=ssl#q=salmon+parr+image

djflawless

whelzer wrote: »

I've always thought the hand/finger print type markings were parr... google images seem to agree??

https://www.google.ie/?gws_rd=ssl#q=salmon+parr+image

From that link it does look like a salmon parr

Reedsie

Salmon Parr can normally be distinguished from young Brown/Sea Trout by:

1. the more streamlined shape
2. deeply forked tail
3. longer pectoral fin
4. lack of orange on the adipose fin
5. smaller mouth
6. sharper snout
7. only 1-4 spots on gill cover (often one large spot)
8. well defined parr marks.
9. shorter maxilla (does not extend beyond the eye)

Trout top, salmon bottom

Zzippy

dodderangler wrote: »

It's a young trout that hasn't grown into his spots yet
Not a salmon parr.

Not a great photo but from the quite forked tail, prominent parr marks and the short maxilla not extending past the eye it appears more likely to be a salmon.

djflawless

I think I've another pic here
Much the same as the 1st but the tail is a bit more visible...I think

danbrosnan

With the fingerprint like shapes on it its a salmon parr...

Reedsie

danbrosnan wrote: »

With the fingerprint like shapes on it its a salmon parr...

Trout carry the 'fingerprint' like parr marks too. They are often mistaken for salmon.

Flysfisher

Reedsie wrote: »

Trout carry the 'fingerprint' like parr marks too. They are often mistaken for salmon.

Yes they do indeed. Often juvenile trout are mistaken as salmon parr.

Zzippy

Flysfisher wrote: »

Yes they do indeed. Often juvenile trout are mistaken as salmon parr.

Once you get the hang of spotting the difference they are very hard to mix up, except when they are very young fry