25 pound, 3 ounce Idaho rainbow

[Kodiak1]

Attached is a picture of a Gerrard rainbow caught out of Lake Pend Oreille a few weeks ago. The fish made a 675 foot run, interrupted only by a few jumps. Since it was the last day of a derby, the fellow who caught it had it officially weighed at Garfield Bay, so the weight is accurate. Look, but don't drool!! Mike
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[chrome_junky]

INSANE!!!!!!![shocked]
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[chrome_junky]

so thats the new state record right? that is awesome.
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[Kodiak1]

No, it isn't even close, since it is a Gerrard, or Kamloops rainbow. The F & G list Kamloops separately. The current record for a Kamloops is 37 pounds. The whole debate about kamloops versus gerrard vs. other rainbow is a weird one. There are differences, mainly a greater scale count on the kamloops/gerrards. Our kamloops in Pend Oreille came from Kootenay Lake, but they call them gerrards. I have heard people on this site claim they are different, but how can they be? In the 30's, a scientist discovered that there is a difference, but it is caused by the environment, not genetics. That is why you can't move them from Kootenay or Pend Oreille lakes and get huge trout developing in other waters. The fact that they eat kokanee is why they get so huge. Mike
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[flygoddess]

Got to give it to the Canadians...they can grow BIG trout.[cool]
Can you imagine pulling one of those through an ice hole?
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[riverdog]

FG, that's an American trout. Don't need an extra license as all us Utahns already have Idaho licenses anyway[laugh].
Sorry Idaho folks but you just have better fishing at least for trout and salmon. Plus your politicians aren't implementing anti-American fishing policies like the idiots down here.
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[iwantabuggy]

Sounds kind of like the Grizzly vs Coastal Brown Bear thing.
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[flygoddess]

Awww, but the Kamloop is Canadian...eh []

But you are right, Lake Pend Oreille is on the wish list.
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[johnnyrainbow]

Just like a steelhead ! I'd say......Man thatss niceee....
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[Everet14]

Just like a Steelhead!.................... only bigger!
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[flygoddess]

Well, lets just say Jenny Craig is not in there vocabulary...LOL
I don't know, fighting all the girth in stillwater or fighting the length and current in a river....I guess I better try both so I can compare[]
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