Mackinaw Trout vs Trout

Lake Don Pedro

Thanks,
I suck at freshwater fishing.

IGFA record for hook & line is 72lbs and 59 inches...that's a 350 point fish haha!

IGFA record for hook & line is 72lbs and 59 inches...that's a 350 point fish haha!

Could there be an "AOTY Instant Winner" rule for anyone who catches a new world record? 

I believe there have been a few CA or possible IGFA record fish entered in AOTY/DOTY over the years.

But speaking of lake trout, I found this interesting resource on the USGS site that shows where lake trout have been planted throughout the state...and it indicates they were successfully planted & 'established' in the SF Bay delta?? Strange.
http://nas2.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?SpeciesID=942

But speaking of lake trout, I found this interesting resource on the USGS site that shows where lake trout have been planted throughout the state...and it indicates they were successfully planted & 'established' in the SF Bay delta?? Strange.
http://nas2.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?SpeciesID=942

That's a cool site.  I agree, very strange that macks were "established" in the CA Delta...seems like one of the least hospitable places for them in the state.  Also interesting to see that they were once stocked in Clear Lake back in 1923.  That lake must've been a completely different world back then compared to what it is today.

The site also claims that as of 2000, there was an "established" mackinaw population in Lake Davis.  That's a new one on me!