njtrout
12-04-2010, 07:51 PM
Check out the unusual coloring of this brookie. While I've come across many color and spotting variations over the years (on brookies) this one is/was the most remarkable. I took several photos of the fish from different anlges to filter out any light produced illusions and I still have 20/20 vision. Almost looks like some type of arctic char - or variant of - and, if it wasn't in NJ, I's say there'd be a chance it is/was.
As most of us here know even brookies came be somewhat chameleon like but...
Sorta reminds me of those sometimes found in a deep lake or dark beaver pond but this guy came from a small mountain freetone stream (that is not stocked and never has been). Caught another in the same pool that had the 'standard' look of brookies there. A friend said he caught one similar, several years ago, a bit upstream.
*Note - Notice the lack of vermiculations.
I sent a series of high resolution photos to couple of fisheries biologists but received no reply (and I usually get answers from them).
What do you guys think?
As most of us here know even brookies came be somewhat chameleon like but...
Sorta reminds me of those sometimes found in a deep lake or dark beaver pond but this guy came from a small mountain freetone stream (that is not stocked and never has been). Caught another in the same pool that had the 'standard' look of brookies there. A friend said he caught one similar, several years ago, a bit upstream.
*Note - Notice the lack of vermiculations.
I sent a series of high resolution photos to couple of fisheries biologists but received no reply (and I usually get answers from them).
What do you guys think?