Brown Trout With Marble Pattern

Marble trout salmo marmoratus native to adriatic basin can only be found in rivers flowing into adriatics known for its marbled pattern also referred to as adriatic river ghost is considered the pride and symbol of slovenian fly fishing.

Brown trout with marble pattern.

See more ideas about trout fly fishing fish. Its habitat is limited to the rivers of the adriatic basin. The marble trout is found in only handful drainages and rivers of the adriatic basin in going from north to south italy slovenia croatia bosnia and herzegovina and montenegro while in albania species is considered. Interestingly even a scandinavian brown trout of the otra river in norway skaala solberg 1997 which belong to the atlantic evolutionary lineage were found to express marbled color pattern although genetic markers and phenotypic characters of these trout are not similar to those characteristic of the adriatic marble trout delling 2002.

Personally i do not agree with few scientists in the past that classified marble trout as a species because it is a fact that it can be crossed with brown trout and the descendants are fertile. A shy predatory fish prefers staying in secluded and covered places. Slovenia fly fishing guide service offers professionally guided marble trout tours in slovenia. Marble trout originally evolved from the brown trout.

The marble trout s diet changes with age. Marble trout present a distinctive grey brown or green marble pattern on the back and sides which extends to the gill cover but not to the fins. The smaller fish feed on nymphs principally and sometimes take emergers or dry flies. Marble trout is the largest trout species in europe.

Feb 6 2015 explore falconsledge1 s board marble trout followed by 222 people on pinterest. Brown trout can grow to 20kg. Marble trout idrijca 2005 caught on streamer. Marble trout idrijca 2004.

In slovenia one can successfully fish for it with fly fishing and spin fishing technique as well. Its colouring and marbled pattern changes from river system to river system so it is possible to find genetically pure marble trout with red dots or splotches. Check each and every one of them. Large brown trout in reservoirs and lakes produce runs like you have hooked a torpedo.

They have a slender cylindrical shaped body large head extremely large mouth with the jaw extending beyond the rear edge of the eye and strong teeth. The brown trout may grow up to 10 kg 22 lb and a length of about 90 cm 35 in in some localities although in most rivers a mature weight of 1 0 kg or less is common. However in rivers a 1 to 1 5kg fish is normally a good fish with reservoir or lake fish growing substantially bigger catch one of these with a fishing fly and it really will tug your string.