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Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by fishtremble » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:57 pm

Hello all,

I was fishing at Carlisle Lake from the bank, with a bobber. The bobber was only about eight feet from the bank. This fish, I think it was a trout, pops up, kind of like a whale does to look around. It popped up for a second in a vertical position, right next to the bobber. Looks directly at me. I've never had that happen to me before. Just wondering if anyone else had experienced something like that before.
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by The Quadfather » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:39 am

Well maybe it's a little different, but I thought it was kind of weird how some of the Pinks in the Snohomish river this past month would swim toward you in a vertical position with basicly their head out of the water. Of course they they are half wacked out on near death, not behaving in the norm. But it looked really strange.
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by Coastfishin » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:59 am

You know why fish jump don't you?............. because they don't have a middle finger!
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by fishaholictaz » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:49 am

Coastfishin wrote:You know why fish jump don't you?............. because they don't have a middle finger!
That is too funny Coast:cheers:
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by G-Man » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:16 am

It's been observed that bull trout/dolly varden poke their heads above the water to get a better view of an obstruction when attempting to migrate upstream. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that the fish was just getting a better view of the situation. I've seen sturgeon do this as well while I was shad fishing on the Columbia, creepy to see an 8 to 10 footer poke it's head up and look around.
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by Bodofish » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:21 am

The Quadfather wrote:Well maybe it's a little different, but I thought it was kind of weird how some of the Pinks in the Snohomish river this past month would swim toward you in a vertical position with basicly their head out of the water. Of course they they are half wacked out on near death, not behaving in the norm. But it looked really strange.
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by flyfisher31 » Wed May 19, 2010 3:26 pm

tiger muskie do it too!
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by Amx » Wed May 19, 2010 3:30 pm

I've never heard of it. Would have been weird to see that.
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by mav186 » Wed May 19, 2010 4:08 pm

Yep...use to see it all the time....in my DRINKIN' daze!!! :shaking2:
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Post by Amx » Wed May 19, 2010 4:12 pm

I'm glad I don't drink. Image
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RE:Fish Taking a Look at You

Post by Matt » Sat May 22, 2010 2:01 am

Also, when trout and other fish feed off of the surface the do so very gently. They usually just poke their nose up for a brief second or two and slurp stuff off the top really softy. This may have been the behavior you witnessed. Usually full on jumping is not feeding.
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