A sea run brown. A silver bar caught off the coast in Denmark
A sweet trout. There is a big winter fishery in the salt there. If I was younger I would be obsessed to get one like it here. The season is on now.
Ferox trout (Salmo ferox) is a variety of trout found in oligotrophic lakes/lochs of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Ferox trout is a traditional name for large, piscivorous trout, which in Scotland feed largely on Arctic char. It has been argued to be a distinct species, being reproductively isolated from “normal” brown trout (Salmo trutta) of the same lakes, particularly in Ireland.[1] However, it is uncertain whether the ferox of different lakes are all of a single origin.[1] This fish grows to a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) SL.
Ferox are a cult fish now like muskies. They are very scarce and much larger than other subpopulations. There was a brief period in the 1800’s where they were written about then forgotten. In the 1980’s, interest was rekindled and since the advent of the web has exploded. I have followed them for years and read books on them, etc but the web has revolutionized ferox understanding and fishing. These specimens show the fabulous spotting patterns some have. It rivals anything the famous so-called leopard rainbows in Alaska have.
Salmonids are plastic in how fast they can adapt to new ecologies. Large, piscivorous trout and char are found in recent glacial lakes worldwide. The Rangeley lakes in Maine were famous for Brook trout to 10 pounds once before being destroyed by invasive species. A simple ecology based on relict arctic char drove this for both examples here.