01-03-2004, 10:40 PM
[cool][size 1]I don't know the specific degree ranges, but it is fairly well known that browns are slightly more hardy in water a few degrees warmer than wimpy rainbows can handle. There are also at least a couple of different strains of browns, with one probably more hardy than the other. Need a fisheries biologist to settle that one.[/size]
[size 1]I don't think I have ever seen browns with the anchor worms. And, I think it might be because the browns also have a tougher skin. However, they are susceptible to the white fungus growth in the fall when they get stressed during the spawn. The browns in the Provo, below Deer Creek Dam, have been getting the "white fuzzies" since I first started fishing them in the early sixties. It does seem to be worse in years when the water flow is lower and the temps warmer.[/size]
[size 1]After my original post, I remembered that I have seen anchor worms on trout in a couple of spots in California and also in Arizona. And, the pattern seems to hold up...that they develop them when the water warms and they are not in prime condition.[/size]
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[size 1]I don't think I have ever seen browns with the anchor worms. And, I think it might be because the browns also have a tougher skin. However, they are susceptible to the white fungus growth in the fall when they get stressed during the spawn. The browns in the Provo, below Deer Creek Dam, have been getting the "white fuzzies" since I first started fishing them in the early sixties. It does seem to be worse in years when the water flow is lower and the temps warmer.[/size]
[size 1]After my original post, I remembered that I have seen anchor worms on trout in a couple of spots in California and also in Arizona. And, the pattern seems to hold up...that they develop them when the water warms and they are not in prime condition.[/size]
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