i read something somewhere about the stripes patterns and coloration. i dunno how well that holds up. but i tend to give fish a good lookin over when i get into them, and there are some very distinctive differences on different days. i dunno what it all means.
but i've noticed (atleast i think i have) if i get into about 6-8 schoolies in an hour, they all are pretty much the same shades and shapes. be it bright white, or more of a yellowish hue. dark stripes, or somewhat lighter stripes.
but im think that has more to do with the water conditions theyve been in. more so then where they are from. as usually the very white with dark stripes are covered in sea lice. and the yellower fish usually dont have any.
just what i've noticed.
also READ somewhere that the hudson and chesapeake stocks have a different amount of stripes. (7 vs 8). i dunno how true that is. i've never botherd to actually count stripes. but it seems reasonable that the two stocks would have slightly different dna structures. which in theory if it is true, could give each breeding ground its own dna differences. which would lead to different hues and patterns. possibly even body types. (racers vs cows(?)) i know around here we see far more racer types than cows. even with their bellies filled to the point of exploding they are usually much thinner/more streamlined for their length than the big fish i see from other areas.
hey another long winded post from outta my arse. but just some observations. i would assume people take those observations and make them into those theories on who they are and they do.
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