Trophy? How Long is a Trophy Trout?

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, Al Agnew said:

.can a 14 inch rainbow be a trophy?

Apparently as long as one person considers it a trophy (or a Lunker)...then it is indeed.

A 3lb. bass is a nice one, I'd actually rather catch several of those instead of one 6+ pounder, but that 3 pounder doesn't impress anyone regardless of where it came from.  

[trythisonemv]

6 hours ago, Al Agnew said:

There are simply so many qualifications to trophy status with trout.  As others have pointed out, it depends upon whether or not it's a wild fish and where it comes from, and also what you consider "trophy" to mean.  Basically, if it's 20 inches or better and has intact fins and a bright, hard body and comes from Ozark waters other than a trout park or other put and take fishery, I consider it a trophy rainbow.  Now if it comes from one of the small wild trout streams,  the size criteria goes down, but then you have to ask yourself if it's a trophy or a different category, like a great catch...can a 14 inch rainbow be a trophy?

Im with you here Al.  Crane has blessed me with a twenty incher and lots of fifteen plus fish which in my opinion is Like catching a five to seven pounder at a park. I still think overall trophy size is twenty plus inches.

[Phil Lilley]

Mine was the one and only 15 incher.

[Gavin]

It depends on what you value, where, and how you caught it. A 10lb park "Lunker" is not the equivalent of an 18" feral or wild rainbow. A 15" can be a trophy if its bigger than your buddies. best fish!

[tjm]

Trophy would be something over the current world record, any thing less is just a fish. Of course every fish is a prize more valuable than a trophy.

Trophy means different things maybe, but it brings to mind rotted taxidermy hung on a dirty wall. I don't get that and never have.

 

[Gary Davisson]

It depends on the stream and area. I consider a 20" rainbow trout very nice but I consider a trout in the 24"-28" range a trophy.

[Gatorjet]

On 12/21/2017 at 8:07 AM, Al Agnew said:

Basically, if it's 20 inches or better and has intact fins and a bright, hard body and comes from Ozark waters other than a trout park or other put and take fishery, I consider it a trophy rainbow.

Would "put and take fishery" then exclude Taneycomo? I certainly would consider a 20" rainbow out of anywhere in Taneycomo a trophy.

[Phil Lilley]

Taney is partially a "put, grow and take" lake.

[laker67]

On 12/21/2017 at 3:21 PM, tjm said:

Trophy would be something over the current world record, any thing less is just a fish. Of course every fish is a prize more valuable than a trophy.

Trophy means different things maybe, but it brings to mind rotted taxidermy hung on a dirty wall. I don't get that and never have.

 

 

On 12/21/2017 at 3:21 PM, tjm said:

Trophy would be something over the current world record, any thing less is just a fish. Of course every fish is a prize more valuable than a trophy.

Trophy means different things maybe, but it brings to mind rotted taxidermy hung on a dirty wall. I don't get that and never have.

 

So is a current world record a trophy? How about the one just prior to it?

[snagged in outlet 3]

Yep!