Wind rivers

[icefishingman]

Went to the wind rivers last week, had a blast. Been busy thus far this week and have the archery hunt coming up this weekend. I'll try to get a full good report in soon tho. But for now, my troop had fun arguing over this fish. Is it a golden? Or a cutt? All week we had an argument over it.
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[DjHill16]

I would say it is a golden but I could be wrong
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[brookieguy1]

Either a golden or a golden-cutt hybrid. Beautiful fish either way.
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[doggonefishin]

Looks like a golden to me. Way to go![]
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[albinotrout]

Nice golden! Wow[]
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[Buzzman55]

Defnately a cutty[reply][/reply]
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[TubeDude]

[#0000ff]There could be arguments either way on the species thing. Goldens can be different colors in different waters...in different sizes...and at different times of the year (spawning). The same can be said of cutts. Young cutts with parr markings can look a lot like young goldens...and vice versa.

Without being able to place the real fish in front of a knowledgeable biologist...familiar with the waters from which the fish came...it is tough to render a positive ID. I suppose the key would be to check the Wyoming fish and game list of species present in the lake from which you caught the fish. There are a few in which both species are present. But most contain one or the other...with or without brookies.

My guess would be cutt. Virtually all goldens have white edges on their lower fins. Cutts usually have all orangish fins.

Here is a picture of a typical young golden...from a stream or while still small in a lake.
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Here is a picture of an adult golden...in spawn colors.
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[pookiebar]

I know which lake you were at. Been there myself. You boys hoofed it in there!!

That's a golden cut mix. That lake has a lot of them. Unlike your typical cutbow they don't seem to be sterile. The lake used to have pure goldens but the cuts have worked their way up from lakes below.
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[fallsfish]

Been in Winds a number of times. Mostly from the Lander area. Once from Dubois. The trip from Dubois was 4 1/2 days and went 60 miles up and around Ganett Peak. On that trip we caught and ate a number of smaller goldens. Beautiful fish for just a little while as long as you kept them in the cold water. As soon as they warmed up they lost their color.

Wonderful trip and great memories.
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[SkunkedAgain]

Congrats on a pretty fish and looks like a great trip. Look forward to the full report. Later J
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