Rancocas Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Somewhere on the North Fork of Idaho’s Clearwater River is a rainbow trout weighing at least 28 pounds–or about 8 pounds heavier than the state record for the species. Larry Warren, who knew that he had a possible record-breaker on the line during a recent fishing trip with a buddy, was compelled to release the fish because it was protected under state law. “I knew that it could potentially be a state record when it came 2 feet out of the water,” Warren told the Coeur d’Alene Press. “It took a 70-yard run up the river.” The 55-year-old angler noticed after landing the trout that it had an intact adipose fin. The state mandates that rainbow trout with an unclipped adipose fin must be released. However, Warren’s record-setting hopes were not entirely dashed. He weighed the fish at 28.32 pounds on a digital hand scale, before setting it free. He and his buddy then hurried to a nearby supermarket to compare his scale with a certified scale used by the market’s butcher. http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/rainbow-trout-huge-record-safe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 HUH! And I live just next door. Maybe this summer a trip to IDAHO would be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnee McGrutt Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 The wardens or fishery biologist are never around when you want them. That was a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'll bet he didn't take that one on a #18 fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnee McGrutt Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 he took it on 6 pound mono! My luck, the fish would have gone into rocks and snapped the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 What's the deal about the fin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 What's the deal about the fin? If the fish has a clipped adipose fin, it is a hatchery trout and can be kept as part of the daily limit. On some locations it is not legal to retain a fish with a adipose fin in place and must be released. I am not certain about Idaho's rules, but being so close to Washington, I suspect they have adapted some of our rules. The adipose fin is the one just in front of the tail on the topside of the fish. It is small and has no real purpose to a fish, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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