Pink

Credible observer (Fisheries pHD) who was at Douglaston said there was a pink salmon brought up through the lot yesterday.  I remember hearing about some back a long time ago, but this is the first one I've heard of in years.  Keep your eyes and ears posted, when you are out and about, information on these could help determine if it is a stray from a small residual population in the upper GL, or if maybe there is a small odd year  run(they alternate even on the west coast, some rivers are odd year only , some even year only, and some have both runs) established in one of the off the beaten path LO tribs.  I know this is the kid of mystery that gets Dime going, maybe we'll see him and the boys out on the river more often this fall. 
 

L I saw on a few years ago (10+).  Another was caught on a boat in the lake last week.

Anybody else ever caught a golden trout in the SR.
I caught two one day or the same one twice.
Gorgeous fish, maybe 12 or 13 inches, more shiny gold that buttery yellow like a brown, with a rich purplish aura, deep purple marks like paar markings and diamond shaped red dots.

Last time I caught a golden it was 2 years ago and it was at 11.000 feet and I had walked in 12 miles to summit the Sierra glacier that fed the stream I caught it in. Those are the true Onynchorus Agauabonita .The  eastern Goldens are actually, and a little more correctly called Palamino Trout that is a strain  developed from a mutant found in a W. Virginia hatchery in 1954.  Still a Onynchorus Mykiss, just like the rustheads.  And no, that's not a Deliverance joke about inbreeding. Really popular on the Rez. waters the Cherokee have in NC.  Tourists love to target them. They are a snaggers wet dream.

Charlie, a number of years Ago I read about lohonton strain of golden trout. They were referred to as "salmon trout" as they reached sizes over 40 pounds in ThE salt lakes but were thought to be decimated due to over harvest of them. but recently a native wild strain was found somewhere in the sierras and they have been revitalized in many of the salt lakes. I was intrigued, but once I researched it further I saw videos and pics of the crowds that target them. Definitely not my cup of tea..

As for pinks, pretty sure my brother and I saw one back in September of either 91 or 92 in the lfz

Didn't st. Mary's rapids between erie and Ontario used to host a run of pinks lucky? Although its considered a lost thing... There must be some still lurking around I would assume

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Charlie, a number of years Ago I read about lohonton strain of golden trout. They were referred to as "salmon trout" as they reached sizes over 40 pounds in ThE salt lakes but were thought to be decimated due to over harvest of them. but recently a native wild strain was found somewhere in the sierras and they have been revitalized in many of the salt lakes. I was intrigued, but once I researched it further I saw videos and pics of the crowds that target them. Definitely not my cup of tea..

As for pinks, pretty sure my brother and I saw one back in September of either 91 or 92 in the lfz

Andy, They are Lahontan cutthroats and they are on my species list as I've fished Pyramid Lake, which is on the  Paiute reservation north of Reno, Nev. I went there in April 5 years ago the last time. The water is alkaline, not salt. They also inhabit a few lakes and some river drainages along the northern Sierra.The biggest one I've caught was about 10 lbs, and I have a friend that got one near 20.  Although there is one popular area of flats called "the nets"  that gets crowded with people throwing shooting heads off of step ladders, for the most part it's a large lake  (26 miles long) out in the middle of exactly nowhere with lots, and I mean lots, of space. They aren't a particularly pretty trout and remind me most of dark, winter steel, with less spots. They also don't jump, just bull dog and an occasional wallow. Believe me, although there gets to be crowds, most of the people are very cool and the garbage and crap is nil. It's a very good time camping on the lake .  I fish out of my float tube if the wind isn't bad.  Most of my friends in Ca. go  once in awhile. I thought about going this coming April after a surf fishing/backpacking venture north of San Francisco, but i think we're going to go back into the Grand Canyon for one last time before we won't be able to anymore. Before I know it, I'll be on the wall in the Town Pool  in a wheelchair throwing spinners at dropbacks. Or just dead. Whichever comes first....

Charlie thanks for the hands on input. I did hear that the original indigenous species used to reach 40+ pounds though. And that the new ones are on a steady increase of average size. Kudos for you guys making a point to get out there for at least one more time. You only live once and trust me I'm learning that fast. Ya never know, maybe you'll know enough people once your walking days dwindle that can give you enough opportunity to either watch plug rods from the bow of a drift boat or roll cast in the belly of a pool to swing a tailout run... But all in all... Casting spinners off the town wall beats the **** out of working !!! ;)

Ahhh, thanks for clarifying. Was there ever a run of pinks in Niagara??? Is that what I'm confusing it with??? Or is it just a distorted childhood memory?? Lol!!!

I don't doubt it, my memory is definitely starting to show signs of CRS disease!

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