Today’s fish stomach sample is brought to you by a 10-inch brown trout caught in the Big Springs area of the upper Owens River on Saturday July 29th, 2023. It was caught at 1:30 P.M. on a size 16 elk hair caddis dry fly.
A 10-inch brown trout caught at 1:30 P.M. in the Big Sprigs area of the upper Owens River.
Wasp, little yellow stone flies, midge nymphs, mayfly exoskeleton and mayfly adults is what this opportunistically feeding brown trout was eating. Can you identify these aquatic insects? Check out photo below for insect names.
This 10-inch brown trout was feeding opportunistically on nymphs and adults. Did you know the insects? How many different species did you identify?