Today’s fish stomach sample is brought to you by a 7-inch brown trout caught in the upper Owens River at the confluence of the north fork of Hot Creek area on Wednesday July 26th, 2023. It was caught at 12:00 P.M. on a size 16 hot spot pheasant tail nymph fished on a three fly Euro rig.
A 7-inch brown trout caught on the upper Owens River at 12:00 P.M. in the area of the north fork of Hot Creek confluence.
Caddis and mayflies is what this brown trout was feeding on. Can you identify these aquatic insects? Check out photo below for insect names.
Caddis adults, one caddis pupae and several mayfly nymphs was on the menu for this 7-inch brown trout. Did you know the insects? How many different species did you identify?