Q.
From VinylT: In a C&R stream where trout are
pickier about the flies that they will hit, do
the trout still eat healthfully or are they too
paranoid? It just seems to me that they don’t
eat as much of anything if they are fished hard.
A.
The obvious answer to me would be that if the
fish are there and they are healthy, obviously
they are getting enough to eat. After all, in
most cases there is a more than adequate natural
food supply, so they have the option to ignore
your offerings in favor of easier to obtain food.
If you have a question, please feel free to contact me.
~ C. E. (Bert) Cushing, aka Streamdoctor
105 W. Cherokee Dr.
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: 970-577-1584
Email: streamdoctor@aol.com
The ‘Stream Doctor’ is a retired professional stream ecologist and
author, now living in the West and spending way too much time
fly-fishing. You are invited to submit questions relating to
anything stream related directly to him for use in this Q & A Feature
at streamdoctor@aol.com.
Originally published January 12th, 2004 on Fly Anglers Online by Robert Younghanz.