Author Topic: Bow & Escargots (Read 1361 times)

FishEnticer · « **on:** Feb 22, 2012, 03:30 PM »

Caught this bow yesterday. Finally after a few times targeting bows I finally caught one, It was untagged so I decided to bring it home to the skillet. The stomach was loaded with these. Is this a common forage for rainbows? If so has anyone tried baiting with them? Just curious.

Clams · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 03:40 PM »

Cool stuff, I've never seen snails in them. You can learn so much sometimes when you open their stomach.

rmoody79 · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 03:43 PM »

i see the trout down here in mass all the time with these in their stomachs, just shows that they grub off the bottom alot. Wait until you catch one with a full senko worm or bass tube in its gut and wonder how they was room for anything esle to get in

GraniteStateJoe · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 03:48 PM »

How do they digest that shell but not corn?

FishEnticer · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 03:54 PM »

I was wondering how they pass these also. They are only the size of a pea but hard as a rock. There must of been about 40 in the gut.

Bluefin1 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 03:57 PM »

nice fish, i have seen that a bunch of times not this year tho, could be because i have only kept a few bows this year,

AQUAASSASSIN · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 04:03 PM »

Yup very common

hoppy · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 04:16 PM »

very interesting. thanks for sharing!

sweet lou · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 04:25 PM »

i got one on Winni one spring salmon fishing that had a bunch of cigarette butts in it

surflizard · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 04:36 PM »

The Elusive Marlbow ?

AQUAASSASSIN · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 04:47 PM »

Quote from: surflizard on Feb 22, 2012, 04:36 PM

The Elusive Marlbow ?

LOL

sweet lou · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 05:03 PM »

yeah buddy L.O.L.

Hardwata · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 06:04 PM »

Quote from: GraniteStateJoe on Feb 22, 2012, 03:48 PM

How do they digest that shell but not corn?

thats a myth about corn, they can digest it, it just takes a while.

Great pics thanks for posting.

ScreaminSpool · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 06:06 PM »

Yes, I've seen this on occassion. Trout or fish not being able to digest corn is a myth.

FishEnticer · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 06:11 PM »

Has anyone tried using the snails as bait? With that many in the trout I would think they"d work.

lennyvt · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 06:40 PM »

I noticed last year on silver lake in harrisville i caught about 80 rainbows most of them were stuffed full of snails. and this year I have a small pond that I catch rainbows, browns and brookies out of. this year I have only gotten rainbows out of there when usually 9 out of 10 fish are brookies, and it has been super slow year wondering if it has anything to do with the hundreds of black colored beetles I been finding in there stomachs

KeepaCatcha · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 06:41 PM »

yes indeed snails are very common forage for hungry trout.....i find especially for those bottom feeding browns

FlagUpLen · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 22, 2012, 11:45 PM »

Would you consider it a "Lucky Strike" if you were to catch a "Marlbow"?

sweet lou · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 23, 2012, 06:23 AM »

had to go on the patch after i ate it though .

rmoody79 · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 23, 2012, 03:57 PM »

Quote from: sweet lou on Feb 23, 2012, 06:23 AM

had to go on the patch after i ate it though .

Brown trout are partial to Newports.....ziiiinnnn nnggggggggg!

AQUAASSASSIN · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 23, 2012, 03:58 PM »

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Author Topic: Bow & Escargots (Read 1361 times)

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