Burton Trout

[FishEd927]

Got up to Lake Burton for the first time over the weekend. What a beautiful lake! Sunday morning I was sitting on a hump throwing a Jerkbait when this beauty hit. She went 6 lbs on the digital. I've caught plenty of trout over the years but this one has got me stumped. Is this a rainbow or a brown? She really looks like a landlocked salmon, any chance salmon were ever stocked in burton?

 

[FishEd927]

Pic of a landlocked salmon I caught a couple years back in Maine. What do ya'll think?

 

[Cletus T.]

I have no clue how to answer your question……but I do know this, that is one awesome fish and a heck of a way to catch her!!!!

Congrats on the beautiful fish Ed!

 

[j_seph]

Burton is stocked and has many big trout in it, yes bigger than the one you caught.
Nice catch

 

[Tarpfisher]

That is for sure a brown trout. They lose some of their color when they get really deep.

 

[thedudeabides]

Brown trout

 

[Rabun]

Got up to Lake Burton for the first time over the weekend. What a beautiful lake! Sunday morning I was sitting on a hump throwing a Jerkbait when this beauty hit. She went 6 lbs on the digital. I've caught plenty of trout over the years but this one has got me stumped. Is this a rainbow or a brown? She really looks like a landlocked salmon, any chance salmon were ever stocked in burton?

That's a classic lake burton brown trout. Nice job on the jerk bait!

 

[almoore]

Beautiful lake brown from Burton. And nice landlock from Maine.

 

[jrmcc]

Both fish are brown trout.

 

[Hammer Spank]

Both fish are brown trout.

This

 

[tree cutter 08]

Good looking brown. Did you keep it? Sure are some good eating.

 

[FishEd927]

Both fish are brown trout.

2nd fish is 100% a landlocked salmon. I caught her on the Penobscot river in Maine. Brown, bow, steelhead, salmon, whichever she was, catching her was definitely the highlight of the trip.

 

[Tmpr111]

Beautiful fish

 

[NCHillbilly]

Typical-colored open-water brown trout from a lake. They aren't colored up like the ones in rivers and creeks. Open-water rainbows lose most of their color, too.

 

[Tarpfisher]

Both fish are brown trout.

I would be willing to bet on this also...

 

[lampern]

Top fish is a brown trout.

Second fish is a landlocked salmon

Salmo trutta
Salmo salar

 

[Klag]

Top fish is a brown trout.

Second fish is a landlocked salmon

Salmo trutta
Salmo salar

Too many spots below the lateral line on the 2nd fish to be a salmon.


EDIT: Super nice fish, awesome catch!

 

[Killer Kyle]

Def. a brownie. What did she go? 26"?!

 

[tree cutter 08]

Google the landlocked salmon. They look just like a lake brown trout.

 

[burtontrout]

Man that is a fantastic catch.