Massive Trout at Oroville with Swimbait

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After a long battle, Joshua Giordano of Bangor landed a massive rainbow trout in the Thermalito Diversion Pool below Oroville Dam on the Feather River.

The official weight on the certified scale at the Feather River Fish Hatchery was 25.25 pounds for the fish caught on May 22.

“The trout was 35 inches in length by 25 inches in girth, a truly amazing fish,” said Giordano.

Giordano caught the rainbow on a swimbait under a bobber. He was using a 10-foot 6 SST Okuma 10 to 20-pound line rod teamed up with a Helios 3500 series reel. He hooked the fish on 25-pound test Power Pro line, attached to a 15-pound Seagar leader.

Full story at Stockton Record: https://www.recordnet.com/news/20200526 ... oville-dam
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Wouldn’t that be a steelhead ?
Who knows on a bass forum.
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@Lawley

WB didn't write it ... just sharing it as interesting info on lake we hear a lot about in this fishing forum
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Yeah it’s a great catch. Just wondering how they distinguish between a bow and steelhead
I think if the trout has access to the sea it is considered a steelhead.
What I do know is that steelhead grow giant at sea and return to the river like a salmon
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Call it whatever you wish, it's still a great catch !! Good job, Man !!
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Congrats on a beautiful fish!
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Steelhead cannot access this area due to the dam at the hatchery. It’s a rainbow.
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Water_Dog wrote:Steelhead cannot access this area due to the dam at the hatchery. It’s a rainbow.

That is one crazy giant rainbow then!!!!
I didn’t think they could grow that big in freshwater. Could it possibly be a brooder from a hatchery?
Look at the tail. It’s edges are perfect unlike a trout from a hatchery.
Interesting catch
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Beautiful rainbow, close to the state record wild rainbow trout.
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Lawley wrote:
Water_Dog wrote:Steelhead cannot access this area due to the dam at the hatchery. It’s a rainbow.

That is one crazy giant rainbow then!!!!
I didn’t think they could grow that big in freshwater. Could it possibly be a brooder from a hatchery?
Look at the tail. It’s edges are perfect unlike a trout from a hatchery.
Interesting catch
It’s wild. Easy to get big and fat sitting in slack water eating dead minnows spit out by the turbines.
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If it’s the same place I used to fish as a kid, landing anything out of that Zoo is an accomplishment.
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Nice catch! It's weird but I've been catching a lot of trout on bass gear the last couple years.
I was throwing a 6 in swimbait when a trout ate it. Got it to the boat and it got off but it was a giant.
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I don’t know how it got there but I think it’s a steelhead
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A float and fly Swimbait - Damn ive been doing it wrong
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Very nice trout. Steelhead do not have a belly like that. As was said, getting fat on the turbine discharge.
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A simply great fish. Congrats!
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You can tell the difference between a trout and a steelhead by the number of splines/bones in their fins and the spotting pattern.
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