
Peaceful
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Two questions for the Big fish stalkers...
While trout hunting on the Wilson, this pod of 2-3 very large (30"+) fish were sitting in a deep channel out of sight, then rising to the surface to feed on something -- I could never make out what it was. It was repetitive, sometimes slurping off the surface while facing the eddy's back channels, sometimes violently breaking the surface to yank something coming downstream. They continued all afternoon, evening, and night, then continued again the next morning.
1. Were these steelhead?
2. (I know practically nothing about steelhead, so pardon the greenie questions...) What are they munching on at the surface? I was watching the water very closely but never saw many bugs. In fact, the one time I did see a bug floating on the surface -- a giant month making all sorts of a fuss that just swirled endlessly in 20' eddy circles -- the Moby Dicks seemed to ignore it, which was very surprising to me.
Thanks in advance for scratching the "what in the heck are those monstrosities!" curiosity itch!
While trout hunting on the Wilson, this pod of 2-3 very large (30"+) fish were sitting in a deep channel out of sight, then rising to the surface to feed on something -- I could never make out what it was. It was repetitive, sometimes slurping off the surface while facing the eddy's back channels, sometimes violently breaking the surface to yank something coming downstream. They continued all afternoon, evening, and night, then continued again the next morning.
1. Were these steelhead?
2. (I know practically nothing about steelhead, so pardon the greenie questions...) What are they munching on at the surface? I was watching the water very closely but never saw many bugs. In fact, the one time I did see a bug floating on the surface -- a giant month making all sorts of a fuss that just swirled endlessly in 20' eddy circles -- the Moby Dicks seemed to ignore it, which was very surprising to me.
Thanks in advance for scratching the "what in the heck are those monstrosities!" curiosity itch!
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