perkins Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Has anyone here caught one of these and is there anywhere in Ontario that might stock their lakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrenn Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 In the last 20 years, I have caught 2 and seen two others caught. All from the same spot in the upper Niagara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I've caught a couple cutthroats locally, which were accidentally released years ago in Lake Superior. A few have made their way down this way. I have a couple pics laying around somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfisher Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I'd be interested to see some pictures of these fish. I always love seeing unique salmonoids from Lady O. let's get it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogliq2 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 someone off another board caught one at Queenston last year with pics, it was gorgeous, I couldn't find the post .. There are still the odd skamania caught now and again, mostly in the glen .. I'd like to see one of those too ... I just googled golden trout, and apparently it's a color mutation of rainbow trout .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 yes and apparently they were stocked in the niagara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 They are not the same as the goldens found high up in the Sierra Nevadas, this link provides a little background on their bloodline, they were more common back in the 80's but still a rare catch. http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/q...rout_golden.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjcanoe Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Old guy and his son and myself would usually catch one or 2 a year in the upper back in the 80's, as well as the odd Palamino Trout jjcanoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegrrr8 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Old guy and his son and myself would usually catch one or 2 a year in the upper back in the 80's, as well as the odd Palamino Trout jjcanoe I thought Golden was a Palamino. Either way.... Golden or Cutthroats here? WOW! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Lots of cutbows in the upper if you know where to look! Palimino's are getting quite rare, just google them. http://www.fly-fishing-discounters.com/cutbow-trout.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D McV Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Here is a pic of a polimino someone caught at port,i found the thread from nov 25 2007 not sure who it is? Also I landed a small hen at port on tuesday that I'm pretty sure was a cut bow I didn't take a pic as she was out of the water long enough as it was as she almost inhaled my roe bag. It had pink pectoral fins and the slightest hint of pink under the jaw. http://www.niagarafishing.net/forums/index...hl=golden+trout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottydog Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I remember that day very well.........was a beauty looking fish for sure......would be nice to see more of them. Good fishing. Scottydog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ketchican Kid Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 you just never know when you will catch a new species! they can be a bright neon yellow! http://www.pikeplacefish.com/images/golden_trout350.jpg http:// www.gowv.com/attractions_fish_hatchery2.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F,O,G Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 i have caught many golden trout in the niagara river and they are still there but i wont tell of where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 The fish that people commonly call "Goldens" around here, are Golden Rainbow Trout. They're just a colour variation of a Rainbow Trout, and not a golden trout. Most call them Palamino's. There's tons of info on them if you google it. They're still around, one's hanging on my cousins' wall..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 me father told me were to catch em on the niagara not going to say where though muahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnn Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 If you want to catch one fish above the falls with roe or spinners near the dam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Here's a pic of a cutty, or cuttbow, whichever way you want to word it. Just a cross between a cutthroat and rainbow. I'll see if I can dig up a picture showing the bright slash marks along the gill rakers. There's actually quite a few around, but unless you're really looking, you won't notice the slash marks. From the information I've been given, from the MNR, is that quite a few cutty eggs were mixed in with one of the original transplants of Mcleod river strain rainbows back in the 1800's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel LeBlanc Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 They are rally not golden trout, they are palamino trout and I don't believe Ontario has ever stocked them, likely wandered from U.S. who has stocked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symmetre Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 12/13/2009 at 12:47 PM, kevin said: Here's a pic of a cutty, or cuttbow, whichever way you want to word it. Just a cross between a cutthroat and rainbow. I'll see if I can dig up a picture showing the bright slash marks along the gill rakers. http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o220/redneck_80/cutty.jpg There's actually quite a few around, but unless you're really looking, you won't notice the slash marks. From the information I've been given, from the MNR, is that quite a few cutty eggs were mixed in with one of the original transplants of Mcleod river strain rainbows back in the 1800's. Look man from 11 years ago, I don't want to pee on your parade, but that isn't even close to being true. Cutthroat trout have never been stocked in any of the Great Lakes. Write to MNR if you don't believe me, they will tell you the same thing. No one - not MNR, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin - no one has ever stocked cutthroat trout in the Great Lakes. The fish in your pic is just a heavily spotted rainbow trout. Again, ask MNR. Any biologist will tell you that. Spotting, color and overall appearance on rainbows is highly variable. Some fish have lots of big spots, some have fewer fine spots, some have hardly any spots at all. Still all rainbows. You can't identify them by just color pattern or spotting alone. For what it's worth, the so-called golden trout or palamino trout that Pennsylvania used to stock in the 1990s were also just a color phase of rainbow trout. They were not a different species at all. Email your photo to MNR and ask them. They will also confirm that cutthroat trout have never been stocked in any of the Great Lakes, by anyone. They don't get "accidentally mixed in with some rainbows" that is not how fish hatcheries work. Not trying to be a dick, but that is just complete nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, Symmetre said: Not trying to be a dick, but that is just complete nonsense Ha ... verrrry interesting post Symmetre , I didn't know that ! I remember going near the Adam Beck Gen plant wayyy back and catching "golden trout" and thought they were a unique species . I'll put that info into my memory bank ! If you want to catch a "different" trout , try fishing for the aurora ! I have mounted a couple , long time ago ! steellee, Fish Farmer and Bubba14 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-turd Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 16 hours ago, smerchly said: Ha ... verrrry interesting post Symmetre , I didn't know that ! I remember going near the Adam Beck Gen plant wayyy back and catching "golden trout" and thought they were a unique species . I'll put that info into my memory bank ! If you want to catch a "different" trout , try fishing for the aurora ! I have mounted a couple , long time ago ! The aurora trout is on my personal bucket list smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steellee Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 23 hours ago, smerchly said: Ha ... verrrry interesting post Symmetre , I didn't know that ! I remember going near the Adam Beck Gen plant wayyy back and catching "golden trout" and thought they were a unique species . I'll put that info into my memory bank ! If you want to catch a "different" trout , try fishing for the aurora ! I have mounted a couple , long time ago ! The canal system above the powerhouses produced many palomino back in the day. Never did get one there myself but guys i fished in there with did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, steellee said: The canal system above the powerhouses produced many palomino back in the day. Never did get one there myself but guys i fished in there with did. I never mounted one , but since they are a rainbow trout , I could paint any bow yellow . When a fish to be mounted dries out it loses it's colours and must be painted . I painted a walleye up like a perch once , fooled a few people, Beauty mount ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutthroat dan Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 They stock them in a few mountain lakes in Alberta , also brookies ,cutts ,brownies ,rainbows ,tigers and the odd bull in same area smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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