Our Fishing World Records are official world record fish. [3][4] Likewise, while ITIS lists O. m. whitei and O. m. gilberti as subspecies of O. mykiss,[5] O. aguabonita instead is listed as a full species.[1][6]. 5,920) produced the world record golden trout in 1948. [9], The Wyoming Game & Fish Department state record golden trout measured 28 in (71 cm) and weighed 11.25 lb (5.10 kg), caught in Cook Lake, Wyoming in 1948. New records are caught every day and as these 10 records illustrate, you never know when your chance at a world record will arise. In 1978 the Golden Trout Wilderness was established within Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Forest, protecting the upper watersheds of the Kern River and South Fork Kern River. Years of overexploitation, mismanagement and competition with exotic species have brought golden trout to the brink of being designated as "threatened". The golden trout is normally found in the Golden Trout Creek (tributary to the Kern River), Volcano Creek (tributary to Golden Trout Creek), and the South Fork Kern River. In White's novel The Mountains, he wrote about the threatened golden trout on California's Kern Plateau. *visit For The Win: https://www.ftw.usatoday.com The Wyoming Game & Fish Department state record golden trout measured 28 in (71 cm) and weighed 11.25 lb (5.10 kg), caught in Cook Lake, Wyoming in 1948. Chuck Yeager and the New Mexico population. [8] The only other species of fish indigenous to the native range of California golden trout is the Sacramento sucker (Catostomus occidentalis occidentalis). This HOG measured in at 53 centimeters in length, and is truly a fish that most fly fishing anglers will only dream about! A self-sustaining introduced population also exists in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada; the province's golden trout population is managed by translocating fish between lakes to balance populations, but no new fish from other populations are introduced. 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For sportfishing, the California golden trout underwent many twentieth century translocations into multiple Western states and established populations survive in California, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington, Colorado, and Wyoming. The golden trout has golden flanks with red, horizontal bands along the lateral lines on each side and about 10 dark, vertical, oval marks (called "parr marks") on each side. [10] The IGFA "All-Tackle Length Record" for O. m. aguabonita measured 21 in (53 cm) caught in Golden Lake, Wyoming in 2012. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Fishing World Records Fisherman's View welcome you to the Fishing World Records. [12], In 1892 the California golden trout was originally described by David Starr Jordan, the first President of Stanford University, as Salmo mykiss agua-bonita. (2014). For more great sports stories ... While golden trout do not typically grow to large sizes, there are exceptions. Hyrum and I weren’t looking for a new world record. In 1906 Evermann published The Golden Trout of the Southern High Sierras. In September 2004, the California Department of Fish and Game signed an agreement with federal agencies to work on restoring back-country habitat, heavily damaged by overgrazing from cattle and sheep, as part of a comprehensive conservation strategy. *follow @ForTheWin: https://www.twitter.com/forthewin By: FTW Staff, The New York Giants will face the Cincinnati Bengals in week 12 from Paul Brown Stadium in Cini on Sunday afternoon. Together, these three trout form what is sometimes referred to as the "golden trout complex". Populations in the high-elevation lakes in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada, have died out. Record catches. [8] Their preferred water temperature is 58 to 62 °F (14 to 17 °C) but they can tolerate temperatures in degraded streams on the Kern Plateau as high as 70 °F (21 °C) so long as those waters cool during the night. Dorsal, lateral and anal fins have white leading edges. We have the world records for all the fish. [15] Based on morphology, Evermann accurately described four forms of this native fish: Salmo roosevelti from Golden Trout (Volcano) Creek, Salmo aguabonita from nearby South Fork of the Kern River, Salmo whitei (named in recognition of Stewart Edward White) from the Little Kern River, and Salmo gilberti, the Kern River rainbow. The complexity. [7], The golden trout is commonly found at elevations from 6,890 feet (2,100 m) to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level, and is native to California's southern Sierra Nevada mountains. World Record Golden Trout Newly Approved Slam & Trophy Fish Clubs - The IGFA . An 83 pound Lake Trout was pulled out of Great Bear Lake, a fish that would’ve broken the existing world record by a whopping 11 pounds. [11], O. m. aguabonita is native to the southern Sierra Nevada, including the upper reach and tributaries of the South Fork of the Kern River, and Golden Trout Creek and its tributaries. No comments: Plus we have the world records for the fish in Freshwater and in Saltwater. The same week, Kendall Johnson hooked a record golden trout at Marsh Lake on June 16. [13] A century later they were listed as Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita in Behnke's Native trout of western North America. [20], When Colonel Chuck Yeager introduced one of his commanding officers, General Irving "Twig" Branch, to the Sierra Nevada populations of golden trout, Branch ordered Yeager and Bud Anderson to introduce the species to the mountain streams of New Mexico. The Little Kern golden trout (O. m. whitei), found in the Little Kern River basin, and the Kern River rainbow trout (O. m. gilberti), found in the Kern River system. gilberti).[16]. Rick now officially holds the International Game Fish Association All Tackle Length Golden Trout record. Inland Fishes of California, By Peter B. Moyle. Hats off to Rick for this fine specimen and world record! So enjoy your visit at the Fishing World Records. Page 20. The world-record golden trout came from the Winds. Welcome to For The Win's European Union Experience. [citation needed] Introduced brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) outcompete them for food, introduced brown trout (Salmo trutta) prey on them and introduced rainbow trout (O. mykiss) hybridize with them, damaging the native gene pool through introgression. [citation needed], FishBase and the Catalog of Fishes however now (2014) list O. aguabonita as an independent species rather than as subspecies of O. 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Golden trout that have been transplanted to lakes have been recorded up to 11 pounds (5.0 kg). S. Dobosz, K. Kohlmann, K. Goryczko, H. Kuzminski.