Gold

[Abalone]

OFC has planted some Hybrids in their ponds.
Some kind of trout that has been bred for their Gold Color.
The club Calls them Golden Trout but I don't think they are the native species like you find at High Altitude.

So yesterday I fished the club waters for the first time since they planted them. It was an educational experience.
Because of their unatural Color you can very easily see them in the water and you can study them. You can view their behavior while fishing for them.

Two things I noticed that are interesting.

1. Fish can see underwater a lot further then I thought they could. They almost always react as soon as the fly hits the water. It can be anything from Swimming away, a slight interest. They may even follow my fly and take it.
But I am sure they are aware of my presentation as soon as it hits the surface and they react from a distance I never thought before that they would.

To be continued.....

[bobberdown9321]

i think someone had a post on these fish in the main board there kinda albino looking he had pics

[Ramstrong]

Would they be Palomino trout? AKA Golden Rainbows. Pennsylvania stocks them everywhere. They don't last long in the wild for obvious reasons.

http://www.baysideanglers.com/Pics/Memories2003/palomino%20trout_Arty.jpg

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Pic/2004-04-30_14-41-57.jpg

[Abalone]

Continued:

So anyhow ! Ever wished you could look down into the water and see what those Trout a thinking ?

Well that's what it's like fishing for them buggers and Yep ! They wouldn't last long in nature but what Planted trout does ?

Few trout released in the Wild On the west side of the Cascades anyhow, Could make it through the year. Pellet head are born and raised to be bonked.


So the next thing I observed was:

2. I fished yesterday using midges. ( Chrominides )

What I noticed is that the trout didn't respond to them right away. It took a long time for them to take notice of my Blood worm dangling in it's face. After about Two to five minutes it got curious and starting swimming around my presentation.

Here's the interesting part:

The fished bumped it. The Golden trout bumped just like you see on T.V. when a shark bumps it's prey before eating it. They swim around it, bump it and then swallow it.

Interesting Huh !? #$% :shrug:


Well you should have been there !

[Abalone]

So I wonder what they taste like ?

[mandinga]

it looks like a nuclear experiment gone wrong.


I dare you to taste it!

[PittsburghD]

I'm with you CM. Two words: Trojan experiment up and down. Oh, how great it would be to be an eagle or heron on days like this!

--D

[greenbuttskunk]

favorite food. Golden stoneflies. :grin:

[Ramstrong]

OK, the story I heard was that all Palomino's are descendants of a single fish from a West Virginia hatchery in the 50's.

Being that they're pellet fed, I doubt I'd be jumping at the chance to eat one.

[Ryan Pultz]

OFC most likely gets them from a hatchery in Red Bluff California they are called Lightning trout they are a bread of albino. I would love to fish for these some time abalone if you ever find yourself going up for the afternoon on a Sunday and would not mind me tagging along that would rock. rp

[Wild bill show]

From the OFC newsletter. "They are not Cali Goldens. They are Hybrid of a regular Rainbow devoloped from a single West Virginia Chimera found in 1954. Many generations later the selected offspring display a brilliant gold body, slashed with a crimson rainbow stripe." Caught one about four pounds yesterday. " released unharmed" The ospreys and red tailed hawks are putting the hurt on them.

WBS
Member 330 a

[PTS]

I hope there will be some left. I just can't break away from steelheading to go after them.