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https://idfg.idaho.gov/press/henrys-lake...ophy-trout
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A little tid-bit about the hybrids. Feeding Machines [shocked]

The current rainbow cutthroat hybrid trout in Henrys Lake is an amazing fish. It can achieve an average length of around 20 inches in the creel in some years, with an upper range of more than 30 inches and a weight of up to 15 pounds. Ten pound fish are not uncommon! Quick growth is driven by hybrid vigor, voracious feeding habits and an abundance of food, allowing it to grow to a large overall size.

Idaho Fish and Game plants around 200,000 fingerling hybrids each year into Henrys Lake. Hybrid trout make up approximately 20% of the fish in the creel, although percentages vary from year to year. The greater proportional representation of hybrid trout in the creel, with over six time as many cutthroat being planted in the lake, is testament to their voracious feeding habits. Hybrid trout stomachs have been examined with over 300 scuds, 200 damsel flies, 100 leeches and 50 large snails in different fish. Stomach analysis also alludes to the concept that these trout develop optimal search patterns for food based on relative abundance of food items and the low diversity but high number of particles ingested. The gist is that sometimes it takes a particular fly to catch fish!
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Good info. I caught a 10er this year. Beautiful fish.
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Those are giant hybrids!! Awesome fish.

Here's my 4.5er from last season. It put up a great fight and ran several times. This fish just seemed stronger than a normal 4.5 bow. When I finally scooped it out of the hole I was so excited I basically bear hugged the fish after the scoop out and rolled over on my back with the fish secured in my arms like a wide reciever with a football.[fishon] It was a great moment Ice fishing. It ended our day of fishing and our first Ice fishing trip to Henry's Lake.[]
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Enjoyed those aggressive fish today. Only -15 below this morning. Landed 18 fish. Probably had 25 fish on. Tough trying to keep ice clear in holes. Kept a 22 incher. Fished over at Jared's.
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