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Answers (5)
Sure, trout have to eat, and they adapt to their surroundings fairly soon. Even though they are hatchery, and fed differently in the hatchery the same instincts are there...maybe not as sharp, but there.
I agree with Sayfu. If they get use to eating little hatching bugs then nymphing will work. And if they want to eat they will eat whats hatching.
Sure, numphs work but generally not as well as live bait or corn. Hatchery raised fish are not as accustomed to feeding on insects as the natural fish but they need to eat. Often they are planted in streams that have very little natural food source.
Nymphing hatchery fish can be deadly if you think about the type of nymph and aren't afraid to experiment. Until the fish become acclimated to their new environment and "learn" what they can eat, traditional trout nymphs that imitate insects are probably not what to use. Think more in line with attractor patterns that represent nothing per se but do get the fish's attention. Almost every stocked fishery has their favorite pattern. You can find this out at your local fly shop or from some "old-timers" you meet on the water.
Fish 'em like native fish. Nymphs will work.
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Sure, trout have to eat, and they adapt to their surroundings fairly soon. Even though they are hatchery, and fed differently in the hatchery the same instincts are there...maybe not as sharp, but there.
I agree with Sayfu. If they get use to eating little hatching bugs then nymphing will work. And if they want to eat they will eat whats hatching.
Sure, numphs work but generally not as well as live bait or corn. Hatchery raised fish are not as accustomed to feeding on insects as the natural fish but they need to eat. Often they are planted in streams that have very little natural food source.
Nymphing hatchery fish can be deadly if you think about the type of nymph and aren't afraid to experiment. Until the fish become acclimated to their new environment and "learn" what they can eat, traditional trout nymphs that imitate insects are probably not what to use. Think more in line with attractor patterns that represent nothing per se but do get the fish's attention. Almost every stocked fishery has their favorite pattern. You can find this out at your local fly shop or from some "old-timers" you meet on the water.
Fish 'em like native fish. Nymphs will work.
Post an Answer