Help identify this Trout & Have some questions

[Mark B.]

Correct, a rainbow. Our guys that are stocking have said that they are very dark in color.

Also, spots on the tail fin = rainbow.

Brooks & browns don't have spots on the tail fin.

[Dave B.]

Definitely a rainbow, looks freshly stocked, and definitely dead due to mis-handling. A minute out of water is too long for a trout generally speaking, especially after being fought on a line. In the future if you want to grab a pic and intend to release the fish keep it in the water until you have your camera/phone ready to shoot. snap a quick pic and back in the water and the fish should be fine.

Also as Mark pointed out rainbows are the only trout that have spots on the tail. Easiest way to tell when you have a darker fish such as yours or one that has taken on the bright silvery coloration of a deep clear lake fish such as those out of RVR.

[baetis]

Your average 14" rainbow is about a pound. No need to weigh the fish and keep him out of the water very long.

[Treble Hook Jim]

I still say the rare and elusive tiger trout! You can tell by the pristine squared off tail fin!

[FASTEDDIE29]

TIGER TROUT


RAINBOW TROUT

[Chrisper4694]

hey eddie, what does a sturgeon look like?

[saxmatt]

That's a pikeral pike/pickerel hybrid. 100% sure.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

hey eddie, what does a sturgeon look like?

Whaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha! I haven't caught mine yet. Heres a good friend of mine with a little 4 footer just so you know what thy look like!!!

[Chrisper4694]

you're a good camera man! you want to come take my picture when i catch one before you?

[RiverRat77]

Definitely a rainbow (like the one posted below) also probably dead for the miss treatment..
The sturgeon posted above was it caught in the Raritan? Also a beautiful looking tiger Eddie..very nice!
I had a fun fall stocking.I kept 3 fish for one meal with the family. The rest of the fish were pictured and worked back to life and released. I caught many in the same hole I have fished for years, specially in the fall. I catch them release them go back a few days later and catch some of them again. This year after two runs of catch and release the trout seemed to disappeared from this hole in 2 days, then back every day since...gone! Or not biting. Weather?? Anyone have any ideas how long a trout takes to recover before it will feed/strike again? Did these fish disperse? Did some meat mongor show up one night with a can of corn in between my visits and clean the hole out?? Seems strange that many trout dissapeared from a hole I keep a pretty close eye on.
Here are some pics of the better trout caught and released this fall...