Quebec Reds

Post by **Bass Addict** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:38 pm

Obviously the 3.11 lber is a splake

The one in the first pic is a Speckled / Brook

Post by **waynerb66** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:06 pm

A friend of a friend told me that Lac Beauchamp is stocked every year with "Red Trout". Or was that Speckled Trout. No wait, I think it is Artic Char, or maybe it was Brook Trout. Now I am really confused. Actually, I think it was a school of sunfish with a painted red stripe on them, pretending to be red trout. They are tired of being ignored by everyone. Who's up for some fishing?

Post by **DropShotr** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:24 pm

Palomino trout anyone?

http://www.butlerwebs.com/eastbrady/ima ... ishing.jpg

DropShot'r

Post by **Tip-up** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:33 pm

Bass Addict wrote:Obviously the 3.11 lber is a splake

When you say that fish is a ''speckled trout'' in an earlier reply to this thread it's not obvious to those who do not know the difference between the two fish...I don't want to turn this into a brookie and splake thread but for those who don't know...The characteristics between both fish are very noticeable. Here are closeups of two fish I caught this winter.

Splake (Forked tail and skin markings similar to a lake trout)

Speckled(Square tail, black gums and red dots with blue/purple halos are present)

Post by **Bass Addict** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:48 pm

Tip-up wrote:

Nice one Tip-up .......

Post by **Tip-up** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:58 pm

6 more sleeps

Post by **Out4trout** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:36 am

...until you're going for a Quebec Red Trout?

Post by **getnjiggywithit** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:57 am

5 more sleeps now

By the way wajnerb66 if i remember right lac Beauchamp have rainbows!

Post by **troutnmuskiehunter** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:01 am

I recall that as well.....problem is, the water hit 90 degrees and they all died.....this info came from a local source

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:12 am

this year im getting a speck so red that none of you gals are going to be confused anymore.

ones red the other isint!

one thing i wont do is count the white worms inside there bellies.......

how can that 3.11 be a splake when that lake has never been stocked????

thats what i dont get!

Post by **Tip-up** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:37 am

getnjiggywithit wrote:5 more sleeps now

By the way wajnerb66 if i remember right lac Beauchamp have rainbows!

And so the countdown begins...See you on Tues. Len

Post by **Maple** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:25 pm

Fishing 24/7, the pyloric caeca (I looked the proper spelling up) are on the outside of the stomach. You've seen them already when cleaning fish, but just haven't noticed.

I don't want to start an arguement, it's just that either people will educate themselves, or they won't. Either they'll fish in blissfull ignorance of what they are catching, or they'll learn something new. I just seems such a terrible waste of a long enduring and respectable fish tradition going down the tubes when one call brook trout Quebec Reds. Arctic char are Quebec Reds.

AND here's another bit of confirming info from page 202 of the bible of Canadian fish:

Freshwater fishes of Canada. Scott, W.B. and Crossman, E.J., 1973. Bulletin 184, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa. 966pp.

OK. I think I'm really done with this thread now. Thanks for listening.
I'm moving on to fishing.

Post by **Out4trout** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:02 pm

The map below seems to support Quebec Reds = Arctic Char in the Gatineau area... in particular, look at the sub-title...

http://www.briancoad.com/NCR/NCRMaps/salpinus.htm

Post by **katch moore** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:36 pm

getnjiggywithit wrote:5 more sleeps now

By the way wajnerb66 if i remember right lac Beauchamp have rainbows!

4 more sleeps now!!

hey jiggy i hear a 4 pounder calling your name....

see you tuesday. akira will be there aswell.

i'll have info about the lakes, ie ice conditions!

Post by **Tip-up** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:10 am

3 sleeps

So, anyone heading into La Belle Province this weekend chasing Quebec reds, lakers or specs? Weather is turning around for the better and I have no doubt that ice will be off the lakes in time by Friday. Looking forward to this weekend in the bush no matter what mother nature decides to throw at us. A little bit of rain don't hurt, sunshine would be swell but a few nice trouts would be even better!

I was cleaning up a bunch of tackle last night and as much as I could not wait for trout opener to get here, now it's like...time to get the boat chuggin or on plane. Pike and walleyes are just around the corner and the same with bass...

Good luck to all heading North this weekend.