Staring idly out of the caravan window this morning, I saw a fish leap from the stream.
As this is a fishy story, there's a temptation to exaggerate, but I reckon the fish was about 18 inches clear of the water.
It was about nine inches long, an unremarkable grey colour, with a dull white underside.
I've seen fish activity in the stream before, they sometimes make a splash, but this is the first time I've seen one clear the water.
I'm guessing it was a river trout catching a fly.
Any thoughts on the type of fish and its behaviour?
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Good be the weather Iffy.Nine inches long and a dull underside.?
Porno fish?
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As it was about 9" long I think its probably a Brown Trout, possibly a Salmon Parr or even a Grayling, but best bet is Trout. Likely to have been a late hatch of Midges or sand-flies due to the unseasonably hot weather.,
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see all sorts of fish jump in the canal, either after the flies or being chased by the stinking great pike that lurks about in there.
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Our goldfish used to leap . Sometimes on a sunny day they'd leap up onto a lilly pad and bask for a bit before flipping back into the water. But now the heron has had them all.
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...I think its probably a Brown Trout...
Thanks, Devonite.
Almost certainly is, I described the colour as grey, but it did have a brown tinge.
A couple of years ago a lad fishing on the opposite bank caught one.
He said he was going to barbecue it that evening, and reckoned it was big enough for a small meal for one.
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Do only salmon leap? - Dutchie
