Paco Time

[jer_fishes]

I've been putting in a lot of time at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk over here on the west slope. I'll just post up some of the best pics. For the complete run down check out the blog

http://troutings.blogspot.com

Fish caught with a variety of jigs, flies, and streamers [cool] Enjoy!











Any idea why the black discoloration on its face???















Fun times! Crowded river, but plenty of quality fish if you know where to look.

Life is short, live it well


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[AFFamily]

All beautiful fish! Well done and thanks for sharing. I put that 2 tone brown on the BFT Facebook, I'm super curious as to what caused the coloring variation. Haven't seen anything like that before!
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[AFFamily]

Reached out to a buddy who is a guide and has caught more trout than I've seen in my lifetime. He looked at the picture and states that it is 'fish burn'. Says that the fish was previously caught and handled badly with dry hands. Once the protective coating is removed on the trout they are highly susceptible to UV burn and what not. He made clear that if fish are handled with wet hands with isn't an issue. Also states he's seen trout landed that had distinct 4 finger marks on their side from handling burn.
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[jer_fishes]

I had a buddy tell me the same thing [cool] Good reminder for all of us. Poor guy looks like he must have had a rag thrown around his head.
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[AFFamily]

I've been guilty of this in the past. Freezing cold streams and being a baby, unsetting the hook with dry hands. I'm hoping I haven't done this to fish![pirate]
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