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Lake: Mack Mesa Lake
What kind of fish is this? From the most west lake of Colorado
Post By: MeatHead      Posted: 4/8/2009 6:23:48 PM     Points: 387    
Went to Mack Mesa lake at Grand Junction this morning, fished from my raft 8:00 -12:00, caught 5 fish, 4 were definitely rainbows, but one I'm not for sure, it's so white, not like normal rainbow with dark back. Can anyone tell what is this?
The weather was nice this morning, a lot people shore fished there, it's not weekend yet!
 Reply by: Fowl_Hooked      Posted: 4/8/2009 6:38:22 PM     Points: 13    
Looks like a bow to me
 Reply by: flyfishgeek      Posted: 4/8/2009 6:39:53 PM     Points: 866    
Looks like a generic stocker to me, and the are a few more lakes farther west from there.
 Reply by: crazypickles      Posted: 4/8/2009 6:41:05 PM     Points: 2074    
my only guess is mountain white fish
 Reply by: MeatHead      Posted: 4/8/2009 6:51:40 PM     Points: 387    
A few more lakes farther west from there? This lake is only 13 miles from the Colorado west border, I thought it's the most west.
 Reply by: flyfishgeek      Posted: 4/8/2009 6:54:33 PM     Points: 866    
There is a fairly new one 3 or 4 miles from the border at the end of the new airport and some in between. I had heard that they put brood stockers in Mack mesa about 3-4 weeks ago, up to 8 pounds.
 Reply by: MeatHead      Posted: 4/8/2009 7:06:11 PM     Points: 387    
8 pounds! If I knew this I would stay there until I caught some big ones!
 Reply by: goosebuster      Posted: 4/8/2009 7:25:03 PM     Points: 1840    
100% rainbow
 Reply by: big dog 32      Posted: 4/8/2009 7:29:08 PM     Points: 42    
its a raionbow
 Reply by: flyfishgeek      Posted: 4/8/2009 7:35:25 PM     Points: 866    
I have not heard of anybody catching any of the brooders. Wish I would have known you were in town, I have been on a fishing frenzy. 7 days already this month, the rivers are on fire and the bass in town are starting to get fired up. Pics are from Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
 Reply by: Wonkeyeyed      Posted: 4/8/2009 7:50:15 PM     Points: 638    
Lemme see...yep it's a rainbow with Vitiligo.






- W
 Reply by: gatorjoe      Posted: 4/8/2009 7:54:39 PM     Points: 1263    
Its definitely a stocker rainbow. Whitefish have very small mouths that don't extend to the eye.
 Reply by: Piscifer      Posted: 4/8/2009 8:15:23 PM     Points: 27    
Definitely a stocked rainbow. It's just a little more rubbery than the usual slimers.
 Reply by: devon234      Posted: 4/8/2009 8:42:44 PM     Points: 165    
It is definately a rainbow

 Reply by: flyfishgeek      Posted: 4/8/2009 9:18:42 PM     Points: 866    
Buckeye Res. Is also way closer to the state line. I have fished there since the early 70's, there is also a smaller res. the crosses the state line with Utah, and there are a few more way up north and far south.
 Reply by: Chadrok      Posted: 4/8/2009 9:23:38 PM     Points: 5334    
I think it's the fish from the fishexplorer emblem!
 Reply by: MeatHead      Posted: 4/9/2009 12:36:10 AM     Points: 387    
Thanks guys for all the answers. After dinner I'm pretty sure it's a rainbow. Even though I could not tell by my eyes, but the taste was definitely a rainbow.
Oops! I ate the Fishexplorer emblem!
 Reply by: fish      Posted: 4/9/2009 4:18:46 AM     Points: 3500    
 Reply by: flyfishgeek      Posted: 4/9/2009 7:50:44 AM     Points: 866    
If you are not sure about the fish ID you probably should not keep it. There are 4 ENDANGERED species of fish over here and they do inhabit both rivers and lakes.
 Reply by: Flyrodn      Posted: 4/9/2009 10:15:57 AM     Points: 48461    
It is great seeing all this traffic from WS waters. This is one that we have on our lakes list, but doesn't get updated as often as we'd like. Thanks for the report and keep submitting those conditions reports, especially from our western waters.
 Reply by: bronni      Posted: 4/9/2009 11:35:58 AM     Points: 192    
fish police, fish police....ummm....flyfishgeek is putting a huge strain on that bass the way he is holding it....hahahaha......
 Reply by: Dan T      Posted: 5/6/2009 8:57:23 AM     Points: 36    
u know ur only allowed 4 fish right u r one over the limit bud
 Reply by: T.J. Young      Posted: 5/6/2009 9:15:47 AM     Points: 86    
Well Dan, he said he caught 5 fish... doesn't mean he kept all of them.
 Reply by: Dan T      Posted: 5/6/2009 10:54:13 AM     Points: 36    
did say he ate them but who realy cares fish on
 Reply by: Tbubb      Posted: 5/6/2009 11:18:31 AM     Points: 3457    
He didn't say he ate all 5. Fish on!

I gott admit, if I had no idea what a fish was, I'd put it back, btu something tells me he knew it was a bow or a hybred and not some totally rare or endangered fish. Let's give him a rest.

 Reply by: slydog      Posted: 5/11/2009 7:15:28 AM     Points: 35    
that's small tiger muskie
 Reply by: prolawn_care      Posted: 5/11/2009 4:06:17 PM     Points: 757    
Looks like a baby humpback whale to me...
 Reply by: Doc      Posted: 5/11/2009 4:35:47 PM     Points: 400    
I'll throw in..how about a albino rainbow
 Reply by: MesaMan      Posted: 5/12/2009 12:46:55 PM     Points: 435    
That is an ugly rainbow, nice catch though.

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