looks like an animal that is starving. I have found many leaves rocks and sticks in those trout.at least it wasn't packed full of corn! good sign they aren't chumming by the barrel full.
I have definitely found butts in the Oliver trout as well. when was the trout you are working with taxid caught?
my money is on the corn was chum and the worm from the hook.
and who sat there taking note of that? lol
could the clams and snails contribute to the lack of hold overs also? seems the new zebra muscles could be snacked on by them real easy. maybe get stacked up in there and cause death.
Probably just cut open the fish and saw for themselves right?@Taxid do you have a link to that book? I love reading about our fisheries from way back when.
thats what im leaning towards after looking on net a while. I didn't get the magnifying glass out to see much detail on them. probably should have. interesting how lively they were even after 5+hours on ice in the fish.