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Anchorman

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Arctic char vs Dolly Varden
« on: Aug 25, 2005, 11:45 AM »
Whats the difference? I've seen differing photos, and in certain color phases, they appear almost identical?
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KP_Alaska

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Re: Arctic char vs Dolly Varden
« Reply #1 on: Aug 25, 2005, 01:28 PM »
Anchorman check the links below, first one is to a Fish & Game page with info on both species and the other is Fish & Game wildlife news. Hope it helps.

http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/fish/a%5Echar.php

http://www.wildlifenews.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&articles_id=147&issue_id=26

Anchorman

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Re: Arctic char vs Dolly Varden
« Reply #2 on: Oct 30, 2005, 05:10 PM »
Hi KP Alaska,
The reason i'd asked, way back in July/August, is because I happened to find myself sitting on the west coast of Greenland for 2 weeks, and there was a lake teaming with Char, or Varden. It is a landlocked lake. Anyhow, after many days of landind 14 inch fish out of the 37 degree water, I hooked into a 5 LBer that went about 25 inches. I brought it back to the states with me, and it is at the taxidermist, but looking at different pictures, i'm not sure what I have caught? A char, or Dolly Varden. Hence the question.
Thanks,
Anchorman

 



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