Astonishing 7.4lb Freak of Nature Speckled Trout !!!!

[troutnmuskiehunter]

Awesome Trout BA!!...congrats..

[plncrzy]

pretty amazing fishing... you will have to post how many pm's you received from lurkers asking where the spot was

[fatluke]

Unbelievable... Wow.

[Big Bass 444]

There was a Fish'n Canada show recently on specks....can't remember if it was Nipigon River or something.....anyways they where catching this size and on that show it was said that the chances where good at 2 digits trout...They where fishing fast waters in a river. Talking about records as well...
Maybe someone can help me out here....I know you can drive up there in Ontario. So if you do want to get big trout...worth give it a shot.

444

[jsdx]

OK we were three guys... my alum..... is NOT light...

+ elec motor + 80 lbs baterries... we had 2.........+ all the usual lugage..............

Lugging that much stuff over a mountain is hard ! and then you go an add 10+ lbs of fish to carry out... you could learn from the rest of us, catch small 1 pounders and be easy on your back (Actually - who am I kidding ! I'd spend a month recovering from throwing my back out to get one of those babies ...)

Congrats on the big one....

[Peppino]

Nice fish BA!

All I know about trout is that they're good eating. But is a fish that big worth eating?

Peppino

[mattdbz29]

trout also look very good on my wall. nice fish lads... true trophy specks.

[Bass Addict]

But is a fish that big worth eating?

Peppino

Probably not ..Only kept it because it was bleeding like a stuck pig .


Might mount it or just use it for garden fertilizer, not sure yet

[curls]

There was a Fish'n Canada show recently on specks....can't remember if it was Nipigon River or something.....anyways they where catching this size and on that show it was said that the chances where good at 2 digits trout...They where fishing fast waters in a river. Talking about records as well...
Maybe someone can help me out here....I know you can drive up there in Ontario. So if you do want to get big trout...worth give it a shot.

444

I grew up within an hour of there (Nipigon River - Alexander Dam and downstream from there). An absolutely AWESOME fishery. I've caught numerous 30#+ salmon there, and my Dad fishes there 3-4 nights per week during the fall and catches salmon and specs by the boatload (mostly just for fun, keeps one or two salmon a week to put in the smoker).

He even hooked into a walleye in the 11# range this past fall while fishing for salmon, but regs state you cannot keep or fish for walleye in this river, so he threw it back immediately, obviously.

Specs, rainbow, salmon, and walleye are all VERY abundant, and VERY large in this area. World-class fishing FOR SURE. Worth a trip.

[Fishing 24/7]

But is a fish that big worth eating?

Peppino

Probably not ..Only kept it because it was bleeding like a stuck pig .


Might mount it or just use it for garden fertilizer, not sure yet

:hs


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[S.M.05]

JUST IN:
Lab test confirm that 7.4lb spec was using steroids.

That things huge
What are you guys feeding the fish in that lake?

[Tip-up]

JUST IN:
Lab test confirm that 7.4lb spec was using steroids.

One would really think so Mike I think it will be a little while before anyone has the chance to see a spec of that statue. You just don't see fish like that too often

[wolfe]

Bass Addict,

that is an incredible fish -- please don't use it as lawn fertilizer! That would be a shame. Too bad it had to be kept, but it is definitely worthy of mounting, don't you think?

It's a beautiful fish. I think it was good fortune you had a rod and reel in your hands rather than a camera, at the particular moment that fish was hungry.

W.

[bigziggy]

What was the measurement on that hog...how long?

[Out4trout]

Why not eat it?

I have eaten splake around that size, (put-grow-take stocked)

They are actually quite tasty - marinate with Maple Syrup and Soy sauce, then cedar plank it on the barbeque, skin on. Drizzle the maple - soy mix over the fish as a glazing...

YUM.