Residents/Overwintered

These 2 albums consists of selected photos of rainbow trout to help identify fish that are relatively recently stocked, and those that have been in the water for several months and/or over the winter period. This album features RESIDENTS AND OVERWINTERED fish. Identifying features include:

Sharp, pointed edges to fins, particularly the tail and pectoral fins. (The dorsal is nearly always rounded to some extent in both stockies and resident rainbows.)
Slim body condition (in a Rusky fish)
Scales in good condition with no patches of displacement (this can happen during play/landing, or be the result of a cormorant encounter, but tends to be a line in both cases)
No scuffing or reddening on the front edge of the mouth

Stockies

These 2 albums consists of selected photos of rainbow trout to help identify fish that are relatively recently stocked, and those that have been in the water for several months and/or over the winter period. This album features STOCKIES. Identifying features include:

Ragged and/or rounded edges to fins, particularly the tail and pectoral fins. (The dorsal is nearly always rounded to some extent in both stockies and resident rainbows.)
Chubby body condition
Scales showing patches of displacement
Front edge of mouth showing scuffing, often with reddening

Newhaven 11 Feb 2016

I was passing the harbour on the 10th and the spring tide was so high it was half way up the legs of the benches along the front.  I checked the tide tables and it was due to be the same height on the 11th.  I went back with the camera to get some shots…

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