Today’s fish stomach sample is brought to you by an 8-inch wild brown trout caught in the upper Owens River at the Hot Creek confluence on Friday August 4th, 2023. It was caught at 4:30 P.M. on a size 16 hot spot pheasant tail nymph on a three fly Euro rig.
An 8-inch brown trout caught at 4:30 P.M. in the Hot Creek confluence area of the upper Owens River.
Slightly digested bait fish, a small grasshopper and a mayfly exoskeleton is what this brown trout was munching on. Can you identify these aquatic insects and the baitfish? Check out photo below for insect names.
This 8-inch brown trout was eating the calories to put on some weight. Did you know the insects or the baitfish? How many different species did you identify?