Bear Lake Cutt Age???

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Here is the reply from Bryce. Thought you might be interested.[size 2] [left][size 1]Thanks for your email. We are always interested in what the anglers are[/size][/left] [left][size 1]seeing. We started adipose clipping cuts in 1992. Initially the fish[/size][/left] [left][size 1]that came from eggs spawned from fish that were captured in Swan Creek[/size][/left] [left][size 1]were adipose clipped and the brood egg fish were left pelvic clipped. [/size][/left] [left][size 1]All fish were adipose clipped after 1996. [/size][/left] [left][size 1][/size][/left] [left][size 1]Your fish could have been 11 years old but if it was fat in good[/size][/left] [left][size 1]condition I suspect it was younger. If a cut converts to a fish diet[/size][/left] [left][size 1]early they can grow to 28 inches seven years as long as they do not[/size][/left] [left][size 1]spawn. Once they spawn grow slows considerably but some fish do not[/size][/left] [left][size 1]spawn until they are 10 years old.[/size][/left] [left][size 1][/size][/left] [left][size 1]The only way we can tell age is with an otolith which is an ear bone[/size][/left]

[size 1]and that is only an estimation in larger fish.[/size][/size]
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