10-27-2016, 03:37 AM
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What does a kamloops strain look like?
And, why does the Kamloops region of BC use Pennask and Gerrard strain rainbow trout?? Why no "kamloops" in Kamloops??
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Excellent question, and probably no biologically correct way to answer that. Most describe the Kamloops rainbow trout as a fast growing strain, very "silvery" appearing to the naked eye, a faint (wide) pinkish stripe, and greenish back with sparse spotting that ends at the lateral stripe. Reputation for long runs, big jumps, and a real sweet tooth for chironomids.
Having said all that... you are actually 100% correct. There is no subspecies of rainbow trout named as Kamloops strain. The true strain commonly referred to as Kamloops are actually Pennask rainbow trout.
Some theorize that Pennask (Kamloops) trout owe their ancestry to land-locked strains of steelhead... no doubt theories derived from their appearance and fighting qualities.
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What does a kamloops strain look like?
And, why does the Kamloops region of BC use Pennask and Gerrard strain rainbow trout?? Why no "kamloops" in Kamloops??
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Excellent question, and probably no biologically correct way to answer that. Most describe the Kamloops rainbow trout as a fast growing strain, very "silvery" appearing to the naked eye, a faint (wide) pinkish stripe, and greenish back with sparse spotting that ends at the lateral stripe. Reputation for long runs, big jumps, and a real sweet tooth for chironomids.
Having said all that... you are actually 100% correct. There is no subspecies of rainbow trout named as Kamloops strain. The true strain commonly referred to as Kamloops are actually Pennask rainbow trout.
Some theorize that Pennask (Kamloops) trout owe their ancestry to land-locked strains of steelhead... no doubt theories derived from their appearance and fighting qualities.
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