Understanding Rainbow Trout Underwater Behavior for Stillwater Fly Fishing

Understanding Rainbow Trout and other fish behaviour is sometimes best done by untering their underwater environment and observing their actual movements with an underwater camera or while snorkeling. That is exactly what I did in this video. I suited up this spring with the wetsuit, snorkel, fins and brought along the GoPro to see what I could catch on camera. To tell you the truth half way around the lake I had pretty low expectations as I wasn't seeing many fish at all. Then I get to the area with some mid day shade and deeper water. I dive down in the center and all of a sudden I am surrounded by rainbow trout. They are everywhere. From the bottom up the water column. It was like I was swimming in a Bass Pro Shop Giant Acquarium full of trout. They could be seen actively feeding on something. Was this the spot... the 90% of the fish in 10% of the lake. It really is cool when you see sayings like this proving to be true. It keeps you searching on these slow days to try to find some actively feeding fish. After a while and a few dives the fish went elsewhere or I drifted off the spot. Most of the rest was uneventful until I was almost back at the dock. Then a rainbow trout showed up out of nowhere and let me follow her for several minutes in close proximity while she just went on her way feeding and relating to structure. Fascinating to see them in the environment and what a fish does in a span of several minutes. Brings light to what is happening under the float. Well I hope you enjoy this underwater footage even a fraction as much as I enjoyed swimming with them.

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[PaoDAtt]

So awesome!! I've spent many hours floating around our beautiful lakes wondering what was going on down there.
Instant subsciber!!
Great content! Much appreciated 👍🏻

[JayCanuck]

Cool video !! Very interesting to see trout behavior in their habitat. Looking forward to wild trout video!

[terryschmunk]

thxs for the cold water coverage. Always interesting and educational. We as humans know so little about the habits of wildlife.

[nescafeshorts]

Just bought 30 rainbow that are anywhere from 8 to 12 inches long for my pond. I had just dug my pond deeper and hit sanstone, so I have this nice clear blue water perfect I thought for trout. Excited to see how it goes this winter. Bought about 15 lbs of fathead minnows and 50lbs of Purina aquamax pellets. Just need to purchase an aerator and I think I'll be ready to go. Really enjoyed your video. I have been searching youtube for rainbow trout behavior in ponds and this is perfect.

[TobiasR-bwyy]

Just started fishing troat. We have a small pond that has Rainbows in it we believe, but haven't managed to catch any yet.
They seem very intelligent for fish, almost like they know the hooks and bait are a trap even though no one's lived on this property for at least 5 years.
We've been having to make our own hooks because we don't have money for tackle, so that may be part of the problem.
They seem to absolutely love hotdog, and we hooked one tonight with it. But the booger snapped the line and took the hook! Lol
They're very interesting, and I'm already obsessed with learning about them.

[draxthimsklounst]

Awesome video. New angler trying to get a better understanding of natural behaviors. This was extremely informative. Thank you

[waynejansen]

Very interesting vid. I think the idea of doing this in a “wild” lake is a good one. I always try to learn something new while actually fishing or watching these types of videos.
Thumbs Up!

[AlaskaChromeProductions]

Amazing video! Not often you get a angler that spends time understanding fish at this level. On my lake it’s about the same thing that you’re showing. The rainbows here and south central Alaska are usually feeding on snails or anything that they can take advantage of but typically when I find them in the grassy areas it’s the freshwater snails. I had no idea until I caught one the other day and before releasing him he spit up a bunch of ‘em.

[AnglingwithAyden]

Great idea and awesome footage. Would love to see where the fish cruise in Phillips lake 👍.

[justinlee]

Very informative! Always learning new thing from this channel.

[yousufabdelkader]

brother, i thank you this is fire and exactly what I was looking for.

[PlCKLETHIS]

"Ok i guess we are going the same way"
"Ok wtf? i just took a turn and he followed me"
"Im so being follow by this weird seal"

[Jazzzzer]

Wow...cool/very interesting!!☺🙄💞💖thanks for the footage of trouts behavior...helpful to see.🙄☺ id like to c more...definitely.
Hope alls been well, doc.
☺🤗💞💖

[bayrat]

Thanks for sharing loving it!!can’t get enough trout

[ScreamingReelsTV]

I like seeing the white tips on the fins. In rivers, a distinction between resident rainbows and steelhead (smolts) is the residents have those white tips.

[ae]

Amazing footage and commentary. Would love to have you down in Wisconsin to fish for giant Great Lakes brown trout. Been watching your channel for years !

[johnnywhite]

excellent video. Thank you for your work.

[FISHWILD]

That was great footage! Great job filming!

[aloneagain]

What was your water temp and what kind of day was it? Pre, , or post frontle, or stable?

[MDO]

Just taking my pet rainbow trout for its daily swim.