Cutthroat trout.

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hrbr57

• Jun 7, 2015

I was up on the North Fork of the Trask River today and saw someone catch a cutthroat trout. I went to go look at it and it was about 16" long and it had a bright yellow dot on it's belly about the size of a quarter. I had never seen anything like that and was wondering if anyone else had and what does it mean?

 

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eugene1

• Jun 7, 2015

I think that yellow spot is a natural birthmark.

Any photos of it?

Welcome to the forum as well!

 

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hrbr57

• Jun 7, 2015

Really! No I didn't get any photos wish I had. Thanks for the info.

 

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eugene1

• Jun 7, 2015

Similar yellow spots have been found on a variety of Pacific salmonids.

 

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Stonefish

• Jun 7, 2015

I've caught a number of searuns fly fishing in the salt that have yellow hues or marks on them.
Any of these have marking like the fish you saw caught?
SF

 

GaryP1958

• Jun 7, 2015

Thats a beauty! If the wind dies down I know where a few of those are!

 

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jimdbrow01

• Jun 17, 2015

Beautiful fish.