The Freshwater Fishing Blog of New England

Welcome to The Freshwater Fishing Blog of New England.

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Great photographs, diagrams and analysis of fish caught in New England. Catches, spots, techniques and lures. All fish are caught and identified while stream, river, pond or lake fishing in and around New England.

I am a Fisherman in the Massachusetts area. I post pictures of the fish I catch along with helpful anatomical diagrams. I also discuss related material and other information available on species identification.

Feel free to email me pictures of catches, especially the fish you're not familiar with. I identify species, post diagrams and discuss characteristics. (keel33@gmail.com)

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Golden Trout - or another trout.



The Golden Trout is one of the smallest trout species and is typically indigenous to California and the Northwest United States. Bret made this catch in the Mass/Connecticut area so there is a strong possibility it is a different species of trout. The eye is can be seen at the very edge of the picture but but the mouth and head are not clearly visible. The most striking characteristic in the above picture is the large dark oval shaped markings. While these markings are typical of Golden Trout, they are also typical in the majority of adolescent trout and salmon. The fish could easily be a young trout of another species. In the picture the shiny skin that covers the opercular bones (gill cover posterior to the eye and anterior to the pectoral fin) is clearly visible, almost like a large eye. The picture on the bottom shows a confirmed Golden Trout caught in California.