has anyone seen the fish of the month in total flyfisher.
it's a rugby ball shaped fish with a ragged tail. surely a fish of the month winner has to at least resemble a wild looking fish. it looks not long out of the stock pond.

Hi Mate, the salmon would have been fish of the month but the photo quality was very poor and could not be blown up.

Would you rather see a horrid photo of a wild fish, or a very good photo of stock fish?

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I agree, Steve. If one wants truly wild fish then one should fish small rivers and brooks. I'm sure stillwater managers aim to please their customers ,but some times it's just not possible. It's nice to catch a fully-finned trout with nice shaped tail, but doesn't always happen. Such is life and fishing!

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The scenery in the Grand Coulee area of eastern Washington was worth the air fare on its own!

What is the criteria for FOTM? That is one sorry looking specimen.

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i was walking far from home, where the names are not burned along the wall, saw a building, high as heaven, but the door was so small

So is the criteria for FOTM whichever is the best picture? Wouldn't it not be better entitled POTM?

Steve remember photoshop is your friend

Photoshop can only do so much, you can't enlarge an image without it pixelating really badly, I don't think this is 'bad looking' fish, not the best granted, but still, compared to some I've seen in some magazine's it's a positive beauty!

" We look forward to receiving your entries, and, remember, you don't have to catch a huge fish to win; it might be your first fish, a great-looking fish or an unusual specimen, as long as it qualifies."

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doesnt that make it 'best printable pic of the month from a range of possible best fish, that may not look right in the magazine'

But fish of the month.........
Not having a go here but i wouldnt want to see the rest.

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i was walking far from home, where the names are not burned along the wall, saw a building, high as heaven, but the door was so small

I wasn't having a go Steve I just see these threads as another for wild against stocked.Just thought a bit of cloning could have worked
Dont get very many rainbows up this way and each to their own as far as Im concerned.