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Originally Posted by thumper
Great video - I've never understood why trout attack a chironomid - it's not like it's going to dart away like a minnow or a dragonfly nymph. I've always envisioned trout just cruising along and sucking them in - like a whale shark eating krill. But your video shows them attacking them!
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I just read a good but old article about chirony fishing in South-Central B.C. lakes. The ones in that area around Kamloops have some of the most prolific chirony hatches. The article quoted that fish could suck in 1500 or more of these in a single feed or morning. The hatches can be that thick. They explained that the trout do just swim around with mouth open and vacuum them in. Easy feed! They also went on to explain that sometimes the hatch is not on, but the trout attack anyways. They figured due to the repetitive nature they learn to just take it.
I was in a massive hatch this last summer at Maligne. Didn't have to sample them as it was obvious just looking in their mouths. Even still, most around me were not catching but I was. I was also the only one casting out and not leaving it. Once it is down, I usually do the "figure 8" strip back to the boat. Seems to be the ticket when there is clouds of these things below...movement would make it stand out a bit. And man, did they attack it!