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Title: This mornings splake
Post by: akdg on Aug 04, 2006, 08:38 AM: Got out with my friend to try and get a splake to knock TGF's teenie kokenee down the board. ;D 15 min into our troll he hooks up with with this nice one-

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Just like we had planed, except that we forgot to register him in the derby this spring before I left. oops :'( Oh well We let it go and I had one on about 20 min later but lost it. I'll be back out there again in a few days to try again ;D
Title: Re: This mornings splake
Post by: grumpymoe on Aug 04, 2006, 08:40 AM: Nice pic and fish akdg....go get em!!!...Grump :P
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Post by: toguetaker on Aug 04, 2006, 12:14 PM: I have caught only a few splake before, so with that said I have a question. The splake that I have caught have had more of a square tail. Is there more then one type/strain of splake that have different appearences?
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Post by: Nickp on Aug 04, 2006, 12:56 PM: toque

Theyre technically a hybrid so they can go to either side of the gene pool
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Post by: Bartman44 on Aug 04, 2006, 03:15 PM: Great pic AKDG and very nice splake.
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Post by: akdg on Aug 04, 2006, 04:12 PM: Thanks everyone, hopefully more to come ;D

Touge- Splake vary in their appearance, some more brookie- some more laker some times very hard to tell which they are.

Dwayne- not bad, but we let this one go ;D
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Post by: camo_fish on Aug 04, 2006, 04:18 PM: That is one awesome splake. :w00t: :thumbup_smilie: WTG
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Post by: LilWilly on Aug 04, 2006, 07:40 PM: beautiful fish ::)
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Post by: Fishingking on Aug 04, 2006, 08:59 PM: thats a big splake :) how big was it?
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Post by: hunters08 on Aug 04, 2006, 09:42 PM: Wow thats a beauty! How deep were you guys trolling?
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Post by: Hood on Aug 05, 2006, 07:01 AM: NICE fish dude...We are gonna be out and about tomorrow for the same thing, go NY ;D
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Post by: ifishhi on Aug 05, 2006, 07:23 AM: how can you tell it's a splake and not a togue :-\
Title: Re: This mornings splake
Post by: akdg on Aug 06, 2006, 05:00 PM: Quote from: ifishhi on Aug 05, 2006, 07:23 AM
how can you tell it's a splake and not a togue :-\

I'm no expert at fish id but the main reason I know it is a splake and not a laker is that only splake are present in the lake we caught it in. ;D I do think that it has alot of laker characteristics but the spots are not like the lakers we have around here. Maybe someone else can point out a few more reasons?
Title: Re: This mornings splake
Post by: meadowpikeman on Aug 07, 2006, 01:47 AM: i've caught hundreds of splake and never one that even looks near as close to a laker as that one. this is as close as i've seen
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Title: Re: This mornings splake
Post by: TGF on Aug 07, 2006, 03:31 AM: Alot of our lakers in BC look just like the one you posted akdg. Similar spots and color. I don't fish for splake and know very little about them but it sure looks like a BC laker to me. Nice fish either way. Is that in NY or Alaska?

Here is some BC lakers that look similar to yours
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There is however much variation in our lakers here....ie
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Title: Re: This mornings splake
Post by: chillywillie on Aug 07, 2006, 05:38 AM: Most of the splake I've seen have the reddish belly of a brookie. That one really looks like a laker to me.
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Post by: Thestanimal on Aug 07, 2006, 07:11 AM: nice splake chillie
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Post by: pikemaster789 on Aug 07, 2006, 08:24 AM: that is a huge splake, i thought it was a laker at first
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Post by: akdg on Aug 21, 2006, 02:08 PM: Ok- here is what the NYDEC sent me on splake identification and info on the lake it was caught in-

My ?-
Hello, I was wondering if you could tell me the "official" list of fish that are in Lake X. I have recently caught some fish that I assumed were splake but do look alot like lakers. If you could also tell me of any sure ways to identify them (splake) in the field (if there are any) I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time. Dave

Their reply-
You ask a very interesting question. I have looked up Lake X in our
database and it looks like there have not been any lakers caught since
1955. The pond is stocked with splake and brown trout. There is no
definate way to identify between splake and other either lake trout or
brook trout in the field. Fisheries staff usually go by the stocking
history. The only real way to distinquish between them is internally.
The differ in the number of pyloric caeca (appendages of the stomach). I
hope this is some help to you. If you have more questions please email
me or call me at 518-897-1333. Thanks
Bethany Stephenson
Seasonal Environmental Educator Assistant

I believe that when they say caught they mean in their gillnets that they use for sampling.

So I guess it is splake :-\

The name of the lake has been changed to protect the innocent ;D
Title: Re: This mornings splake
Post by: PGKris on Aug 21, 2006, 06:29 PM: Wow that really looks like a laker....I don't see why lakers wouldn't still be in the lake....unless they killed it off....either way, great fish! As for trying to beat out TEAM BC......that's a no-no!! :nono: :nono:
;D