Today’s fish stomach sample is brought to you by an 8-inch brown trout caught in Bishop Creek Canal in front of the Caltrans building on Thursday July 13th, 2023. Outside temperatures reached 100 degree in the afternoon. It was caught at 4:00 P.M. on a size 16 hot spot pheasant tail nymph fished on a three fly Euro rig.
An 8-inch brown trout caught on Bishop Creek Canal at 4:00 P.M. on a 100 degree day in the Owens Valley.
This fish was feeding on a number of different aquatic insects. Can you identify the aquatic insects in this sample? Check out photo below for insect identification.
Mayfly nymphs and scuds have been the dominate insects the trout are feeding on in Bishop Creek Canal. Did you know the insects? How many different species did you identify?