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snofarmer · 08-29-2012, 08:14 PM

It's looper's as in Kamloops not Luper's

rainbow trout strains.

Kamloops, a strain of rainbow trout from the Pacific Northwest introduced into Lake Superior 25 years ago.
Identification: Stocky silvery body with a dull steel-blue to olive-green back. There is also heavy black spotting throughout the head, back, sides, adipose fin & tail. Iridescent pink to reddish band extends from the head to the tail along the lateral line. White mouth & gums with well-developed teeth on the upper jaw & back of the tongue. Anal fin has 10-12 rays.
kamaloops are Rainbow trout FROM of the interior of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest are of the redband group
(Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri ).

Kamaloops are not stealhead. When in close proximity, Kamloops and steelhead will interbreed and create hybrid juveniles in the wild. we are actually concerned about them breeding with the local stealhead.
Kamaloop is actually a city in BC.

Like salmon, steelhead trout are andromous : they return to their original hatching ground to spawn . Similar to Atlantic salmon but unlike their Pacific Oncorhynchus salmonid kin.

Maybe someday
Will the MNDNR ever allow harvest of wild steelhead? As the rehabilitation process proceeds and adult steelhead abundance increases, we will consider relaxing restrictive harvest regulations on a group of streams that would be monitored extensively to determine how angling pressure and the steelhead populations respond. Based on what is learned from this experimental approach we would develop and discuss new, less restrictive regulations with interested anglers.

MN fishing, Average.
The streams along the north shore are all but dead if there is not a run in progress,
few brows or brook trout to be had, your better off fishing the Wi streams.

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Originally Posted by demtion35

fishing for Steelhead also kown as Lupers.

Ghengis · 08-29-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 80skeys

Hello all, I ended up doing a fishing trip to MN earlier this month. I just got through updating another thread with a report from that vacation, which was really nice and based on my first MN fishing experience, I would say the fishing is "good" to "outstanding." We were at a medium sized lake in the Aitkin area. Spent about five days there and had a nice experience. We caught a variety of fish, including nize sized walleye, bass and pike. Also lots of tiny fish, including some tiny bass and walleye that were about the size of Rapala's.

We only fished during the day. No early morning fishing and no nighttime fishing. The daytime fishing was kind of slow sometimes, but made up for it when we hooked into the larger fish.

Highlights were:
* 27" pike
* three 20" walleye
* 4lb largemouth bass
* bunch of large fish of unknown type that got away and never got the chance to see them
* several large perch

additionally, of course, were some medium sized and smaller fish.

thanks for reporting back to us, sounds like you did quite well for yourselves.

Govie · 08-31-2012, 06:15 AM

It's the only place I know so I think it's great. I've caught nice Bass, Northern, Muskie, and the occasional Walleye and so forth. I caught a 6lb Large Mouth in the creek over here that connects to Phalen and Round here in St. Paul. Twas a HUGE fish to find in the city, I think. I've also caught some nice Northern in there as well.

Local favorites include White Bear Lake and Forest, the former of which a friend of mine when a kid had a cabin and we would go up there and fish off the dock. Always great great fishing on Forest. Bald Eagle as well.