difference between a male and a female speckled trout?

[Fishing 24/7]

is there any PHYSICAL diference betweeen a male and a female speckled trout....

asking this question cause of two specks we caught were totaly diferent...

mouth wise the form of the mouth and the sise of the mouth...

the shape of the body was a litle diferent to...

thanx

[Bass Addict]

Yeah there sure is ....


Mine was a Big Female ,, And yours was a small male....

[Fishing 24/7]

Yeah there sure is ....


Mine was a Big Female ,, And yours was a small male....

i cant believe this is my fishing partner.....

such a stupid reply......he calls himself a trout fisherman....

IM SOOOOOO embarassed sorry guys......

ill just go hide behind this bush for an houre or two.....

[mattdbz29]

lmao... i thought the males (bigger ones) have the hook jaw... but what do i know.

[Fishing 24/7]

yeah thats what it looked like!

a long hook jaw........

compaired to the female ba caught a small jaw...

[Fishing 24/7]

this one .





V.S.

this one




to me these two fish are completly different

[Maple]

24/7

Usually, in mature fish, females have a smaller head in comparison to the body than males. Sometimes it's obvious what they are, and other times it's not.

If a certain spec has a seemingly larger head than others in the same water, it's probably a male. Of course, in the fall, mature males develop a kype, or hooked lower jaw, and females do not. This hooking receeds in the winter after spawning, but the tendancy to have a more 'developed' head remains.

Of the fish youze guys caught the other day, all appear to be females except the giant one, which I cannot see well enough in profile with the mouth closed. When you open them up, you'll know for sure.

Maple

[S.M.05]

Hook jaw would be a male(spawning period), but doesnt need one to be a male.
Non scientific here but males will have alot more color(red) to them while the females are more muted.

[Maple]

Hey 24/7,

Here's a pic of a male speckled trout. The top one.




Hope that helps.

Maple

[Seabass81]

Do the pinky test

[Out4trout]

I agree with Maple. Head larger in proportion to body = male trout. Often a male fish, the flesh is firmer, resulting in greater weight per length. I'm attaching a picture of two lakers to show the difference... same applies to Specs...

Trout on the right is the Male. It was heavier than the female by over 1lb, yet it is not as long. Notice how the female trout is softer, and the male has brighter fins...

<img src="http://www.fish-hawk.net/photogallery/a ... le_O4T.jpg">

O4T

[ganman]

edited

[mattdbz29]

those re definitly not splake... fr too forked of a tail... mybe if they were out of georgian bay.

[Out4trout]

No, they are lakers as indicated in the message. But applicable to the subject, as Lake trout and Speckled trout share many similarities - that's why they can be crossed into Splake.

[Bass Addict]

Well I decided to eat the Beast ,, when i opened it up it was in fact a female Speckled trout....I counted those worm thingy's .....