trout markings?

djflawless · 10-09-2014 12:55pm #1

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 · 10-09-2014 12:59pm

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 · 10-09-2014 1:02pm

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

whelzer · 10-09-2014 2:03pm

Its a salmon parr.

dodderangler · 10-09-2014 2:06pm

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

whelzer · 10-09-2014 2:12pm

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 · 10-09-2014 2:18pm

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 · 10-09-2014 4:11pm

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

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

Trout top, salmon bottom

Zzippy · 10-09-2014 4:34pm

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 · 10-09-2014 6:36pm

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

danbrosnan · 10-09-2014 7:24pm

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

Reedsie · 10-09-2014 8:15pm

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 · 10-09-2014 8:46pm

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 · 10-09-2014 9:28pm

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

trout markings?

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