Help W/ Fish ID

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I am relatively new to fishing at Strawberry and need a little input on what type of fish these are. We caught them Saturday at The Ladders on the Berry. Are both of these fish Bear Lake Cutthroat or are they Bonneville Cutthroat? Thanks to all of you avid anglers, poster, and readers your help is appreciated.

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[fuzzyfisher]

the first one looks like a tuna to me the 2nd looks like a rock cod! [sly][sly][sly][sly][sly]



or maybe they are just cutthroat!
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[Fishesalot]

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I am relatively new to fishing at Strawberry and need a little input on what type of fish these are. We caught them Saturday at The Ladders on the Berry. Are both of these fish Bear Lake Cutthroat or are they Bonneville Cutthroat? Thanks to all of you avid anglers, poster, and readers your help is appreciated. [/reply]
Both look to be Bearlake Cutt's
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[PBH]

Distinguishing between a Bear Lake Cutt and a Bonneville Cutt would be nearly impossible without doing a meristic analysis. Even that would be difficult. The problem stems from both beeing so closely related.

The best way to identify between the two different strains would be to look at stocking records to see which strain of fish is being stocked in the place you are fishing. If both strains are being stocked, identifying simply by visual characteristics is virtually impossible.
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[Kent]

The Bear Lake Strain is the one that is planted into Strawberry.

[url "http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/strawberry/straw3.php"]Fisheries management link:[/url]
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[N.E.T.O.]

If you want to really see some differences in Cutthroats, catch some out of Strawberry, then drive 100 miles over to Electric Lake and catch some out of there. The Electric Lake Cutts are of the Yellowstone strain and are very very colorful compared to the Bear Lake strain...(also not as big!)
Randy
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[Fin-S-Fish]

Bear lake bonneville carp!!![] [cool] J/K..... Yes, they stock bear lake strain cutts in the berry as others have mentioned.
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