Callibaetis Dun-Photo Credit Rob Hinchliffe
WHAT TROUT EAT – DIGITAL EDITION-After the successful installation of the new ‘What Trout Eat’ displays at Muir Lake, the Northern Lights Fly Fishers Chapter (NLFF) of TUC decided to use that material in developing a new online, stillwater-fishing resource.
‘What Trout Eat – Digital Edition’ is now freely available to any individual or organization interested in using it for educational purposes. The digital edition contains a series of 44 illustrated, easy-to-read slides on the 12 primary natural food items that trout find to eat in lakes. It also includes fly and spin fishing strategies to imitate those food items at the different stages of their life cycle – larva, pupa, emerger, adult, etc.
The content has been reviewed for accuracy by an aquatic invertebrate taxonomist, a professional fisheries biologist, and some experienced stillwater anglers, and for readability and presentation by an educational consultant and some students in Outdoor Education classes. Although It’s written for an Alberta audience, especially youth and beginning anglers, much of its content is relevant to other regions of Canada and other audiences. Its authors are willing to help any TUC Chapter or other organization adapt the resource to meet local needs.
Chironomid Larva-Photo Credit Rob Hinchliffe
The text has hyperlinks to over 130 additional sources of online information – videos and articles on interesting facts about and behaviors of each particular trout food item, its entomology, and related angling strategies. Each section also includes a tip provided by KEEP FISH WET on best practices for releasing fish. The intent of this project is not only to develop a resource to help introduce youth to stillwater fishing, but also to help make lake fishing even more interesting, productive, and enjoyable for people of all ages.
Check it out at What Trout Eat – Digital Edition and, if you find it useful, please pass on this link to others. NLFF will periodically update links and information within the resource and would greatly appreciate suggestions sent via email for additions and improvements that might encourage others to experience the benefits of recreational angling.
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