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billsamuels wrote:
Rick - NO, Kamloops is a subspecies of the rainbow trout, hence, the scientific name of the rainbow trout is Oncorhynchus mykiss (Genus, species). The trinomen, which combines Genus, species, and subspecies for the Kamloops subspecies is "Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops." No different than our own scientific name (humans) which is Homo sapiens sapiens.
I admit that I heard wrong about Kamloops coming from Kamloops Lake in British Columbia - their ancestrial home is Lake Kootenay in British Columbia to which two different subsets of Kamloops exist, one that matures young and gets to around 10 lbs and the other than matures older, lives in deeper parts of Lake Kootenay, and they're the ones that can get to 50lbs.
I would NEVER admit to knowing a whole lot about photography as I've only taken a couple of college classes in it. However, I spent six years in college pursuing a degree in Fisheries Biology and Aquaculture so I do know something about salmon and trout, and fish taxonomy.
I did just mean to say that you took a cool photo of a place that I heard a lot about, even though it was originally wrong information I heard all these years ago. I hope to get up to the Canadian Rockies one day - looks like a great place to get magnificent photos!
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Thanks for the clarification, Bill. The larger rainbow from Kootenay Lake are known locally as Gerrard Rainbow and do reach 50 pounds. They spawn in a very short 200 - 300 foot stretch of the Lardeau River which is a tributary to the north end of Kootenay Lake.
You will find your visit to the Canadian Rockies most rewarding even though Kootenay Lake lies to the west between the Selkirk and Purcell Mountain ranges.
Kamloops Lake is not really a true lake at all but rather a deepening and widening of the Thompson River.
Cheers
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