Beat the Freeze..... 1/20

[Mark B.]

Nice fish! Those pike often have gill deformities @ the hatchery.

I, too, "Beat the Freeze", around 12:30, that same day @ RVR.

Strong WNW are usually good for me wading the eastern shore.

I caught, only 1 brown,.................@ 18" it was painfully thin.

Kept it,........snails in the stomach.

[Lard Almighty]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

I caught, only 1 brown,.................@ 18" it was painfully thin.

Kept it,........snails in the stomach.

Snails? Never heard of trout eating those before. You said it was really thin; think it was desperate for food and just started eating anything it could find, or do trout normally eat snails?

[bigfishy]

I personally have caught quite a few rvr trout with snails in there stomachs....Usually mixed with plenty of insects but it is winter and just guessing that there isn't much else going on in the shallows...

Curious if anyone else has seen this food source being used?? other than Mark B,.

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by bigfishy

I personally have caught quite a few rvr trout with snails in there stomachs....Usually mixed with plenty of insects but it is winter and just guessing that there isn't much else going on in the shallows...

Curious if anyone else has seen this food source being used?? other than Mark B,.

I asked google and found this

http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/feat...eature_901.php

[Lard Almighty]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

I asked google and found this

http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/feat...eature_901.php

Well I'll be damned. Great info, thanks for looking it up!