Definition of kype in English:
noun
A hook formed on the lower jaw of adult male salmon and trout during the breeding season.
The largest male is dominant and defends his territory by charging the smaller ones, using his kype to nip them.
I took these photos. I did NOT catch either. I neither condone nor reject the angler’s right to harvest such large male small stream trout. He was well within his right to keep these two brutes. Was he right in his harvest? This thread is a thought provoking collage.
How many miles/yards of stream did he fish to get these hog? I don’t know anything about stream trout so my thoughts are probably worthless but if he is legal by the DNR regulations then good for him! If I am deer hunting and have a shot at a world record should I pass it by? Seems that if some amount or size of harvest is going to hurt the resource then the DNR, hopefully with wisdom, will step in and change the regulations to protect that resource…… IMHO
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