Winter Rainbows

I’m not going to come out and ruin your research…but i’ll give you some hints to help with your question.

Where you find rainbow is usually different than browns, cutthroats,brookies, whitefish. Why? Where are rainbows/browns native to? What kind of water do each species perfer? Are certain fish more active during certain seasons? (Extra hint…Why are white fish easier to catch in the winter?) Why is Lees Ferry so popular for rainbow fishing from Dec-Feb?

All these questions will help you with your answer to why you catch so many more rainbows than browns during the winter. Also studying fish behavior (each species) will help you understand why certain fish act the way they do.

After you do your research you could go to the lower provo on any given day and catch only browns or rainbows if you wanted to. Its really is just a matter of knowing the fish and what they perfer to call their home. Good Luck!!!

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PS that first pic is awesome! I love the deep coloration!!! One more hint—Why are they so colorful in the winter, oppesed to the silver slimers in the summer?

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Watch for rainbows to have very different coloration ranging from very silver or chrome-colored to very dark
deep red. These color variations occur naturally from genetics, gender, time of year, and food source. Notice how the browns change color from time of year and gender as well, they are much darker and vivid in color during the fall and during the spawn than in the spring and summer months.

You will have fun doing your own research on Rainbow trout, this is exactly why you will “get better at flyfishing” (last post), thats why we all love this sport because there is always something new to learn! Have you been out on the river latley Brent? can you say chironomidae, cdc emergers have been the ticket.

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I have enjoyed the comments just posted, but can someone suggest a good book for research on this topic?

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Native trout of western North America is one resource, also ther is a ton of info on the web about rainbow trout behavior

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The problem with researching fish is that there is very limited resources specfically for fly fishermen. Most writers talk about flies, places to fish and their experiences. But only a few talk about fish behavior. My advice is to hit the libary if you have time and see what you can find. Also the WWW is full of helpful info that will keep you busy for years.

Here’s a starting point: listen to the podcasts by Norm Albestin on flyfishradio.com (He gives great info on how trout see, feel and hear their world)

Also I read a book back 10 years ago called “All About Trout” It was helpful for me back then.

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Great day out! Nice colors also, can’t wait to get out more myself in the next few weeks~

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