I was casting to a small rainbow trout using a #22 Trico when all of a sudden it went from surface feeding to belly up and floated down the river, has anyone ever experienced this before, and if so, do you know why it happens?
- Andrew
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It would rather die???
Started by Andrews15r, Sep 01 2009 06:10 PM
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 07:26 PM
Andrew,
Any predator fish in the water? Browns or Bulls? Maybe one hit it and it floated belly up?
Just a thought.
Rob
Any predator fish in the water? Browns or Bulls? Maybe one hit it and it floated belly up?
Just a thought.
Rob
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 08:33 PM
It was the often-rumored cross between a trout and a hognose snake. You were there casting to it, and it realized the danger- so it rolled over and played dead. Benefit of also being in moving water, so it just floated downstream until out of sight.
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 09:15 PM
QUOTE (JSzymczyk @ Sep 1 2009, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It was the often-rumored cross between a trout and a hognose snake. You were there casting to it, and it realized the danger- so it rolled over and played dead. Benefit of also being in moving water, so it just floated downstream until out of sight.
Somebody just back of you while you are flyfishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. Ernest Hemingway
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:41 PM
Hi Andrew, My guess is water temp too high or lack of available oxygen. The trout may have been gulping at the surface to get some O2 vs feeding. I have seen this before in the West when stream flows are too low. There is a small creek near my house and most years now it fish kills in late July or August, just to water the golf courses around here. Go figure.
Cheers, Futzer.
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:53 PM
QUOTE (Futzer @ Sep 2 2009, 03:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Andrew, My guess is water temp too high or lack of available oxygen. The trout may have been gulping at the surface to get some O2 vs feeding. I have seen this before in the West when stream flows are too low. There is a small creek near my house and most years now it fish kills in late July or August, just to water the golf courses around here. Go figure.
Cheers, Futzer.
Cheers, Futzer.
Sounds right to me!
Rob
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Posted 03 September 2009 - 08:23 PM
QUOTE (JSzymczyk @ Sep 1 2009, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It was the often-rumored cross between a trout and a hognose snake. You were there casting to it, and it realized the danger- so it rolled over and played dead. Benefit of also being in moving water, so it just floated downstream until out of sight.
Anyone know how to remove diet cherry coke shot out one's nose from a keyboard and monitor???
Thanks J.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 02:09 PM
QUOTE (purolohi kalastaja @ Sep 3 2009, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JSzymczyk @ Sep 1 2009, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It was the often-rumored cross between a trout and a hognose snake. You were there casting to it, and it realized the danger- so it rolled over and played dead. Benefit of also being in moving water, so it just floated downstream until out of sight.
Anyone know how to remove diet cherry coke shot out one's nose from a keyboard and monitor???
Thanks J.
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Posted 04 September 2009 - 11:27 PM
The only other fish in there are Carp, I suppose the theory of it pretending to die may be a possibility. Futzer, it is in the South Platte (Eleven Mile Canyon) so I'm pretty sure it wasn't the water temp, but maybe your oxygen theory could be accurate because the water flow was fairly low.
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Posted 05 September 2009 - 11:20 AM
QUOTE (Andrews15r @ Sep 4 2009, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The only other fish in there are Carp, I suppose the theory of it pretending to die may be a possibility. Futzer, it is in the South Platte (Eleven Mile Canyon) so I'm pretty sure it wasn't the water temp, but maybe your oxygen theory could be accurate because the water flow was fairly low.
Weird, you are right temp was fine. I have trouble thinking flow was that low. Keep an eye on the area for a larger kill. Maybe a chemical spill or thermal activity, but most likely one of those things that make you go Hmmmm.
Cheers, Jeff.
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Posted 05 September 2009 - 06:15 PM
Just goes to show you when your number is up... YOUR NUMBER IS UP!
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Posted 06 September 2009 - 12:02 AM
QUOTE (Futzer @ Sep 5 2009, 12:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Andrews15r @ Sep 4 2009, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The only other fish in there are Carp, I suppose the theory of it pretending to die may be a possibility. Futzer, it is in the South Platte (Eleven Mile Canyon) so I'm pretty sure it wasn't the water temp, but maybe your oxygen theory could be accurate because the water flow was fairly low.
Weird, you are right temp was fine. I have trouble thinking flow was that low. Keep an eye on the area for a larger kill. Maybe a chemical spill or thermal activity, but most likely one of those things that make you go Hmmmm.
Cheers, Jeff.
I was up there yesterday and didn't see any dead fish, in fact they were all surface feeding (at least 24 of them were
) So I am thinking it was probably just that fish's time, but it is still weird...
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