laker67 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I was just looking through my latest edition of International Angler. MDNR has confirmed the age of the new world record, a seeforellen brown, at six years. Can you believe that? Six years. That's how quickly that strain of brown trout grows. Rip Collin's fish, a german brown, was 17 years of age. Unfortunately, Arkansas has probably seen it's last world record. Both Michigan and New York have introduced this strain of brown trout. It is estimated that they could attain weights of 60 pounds in those 2 lake systems. That's truly amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew03cmc Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Sounds like you should take a trip and use your massive brown targeting skills! I would be interested in watching a video! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker67 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Sounds like you should take a trip and use your massive brown targeting skills! I would be interested in watching a video! I would have to be able to see him, to catch him Drew. I'm afraid there is too much "big water" for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgypsy Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Very cool, is there a link for that info? It isn't uncommon for a brown to spend its first three years or so eating inverts, then switching to baitfish other forage, and really packing on the pounds. Six years is pretty plausible. I also wonder how much difference there is between the "seeforellen" (german: "sea trout",) strain and other migratory brown trout strains in North America. Definitely worth looking into. "I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handy www.fishgypsy.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker67 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Very cool, is there a link for that info? It isn't uncommon for a brown to spend its first three years or so eating inverts, then switching to baitfish other forage, and really packing on the pounds. Six years is pretty plausible. I also wonder how much difference there is between the "seeforellen" (german: "sea trout",) strain and other migratory brown trout strains in North America. Definitely worth looking into. If you are a member you can access igfa.org and bring up international angler publication for jan/feb. If this fish gained 40 plus pounds in 6 years, I would say that he was eating anything that didn't eat him first. The seeforellens are more adapted to a freshwater lake enviroment like their sea run counterparts. They may even be the same strain. I think seeforellens were originated in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew03cmc Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 This is fascinating. People mention that the next record brown should come from the Ozarks, but the strain of browns in our tailwaters grows slower than the seeforellen strain. The Great Lakes are the hotbed for records browns. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Think the Great Lakes Fishery would be hard to top for big fish, and numbers of big fish. A fly angler might have a shot in Terra del Fuego, but the numbers arent there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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