03-27-2016, 10:41 PM
In rivers and streams populated with other salmonid species, rainbow trout eat varied fish eggs, including those of salmon, brown and cutthroat trout, [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_whitefish"]mountain whitefish[/url] and the eggs of other rainbow trout.
Mountain whitefish are bottom feeders, stirring up the substrate with pectoral and tail fins to expose insect larvae and other invertebrates, including [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail"]snails[/url], [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish"]crayfish[/url], and [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipod"]amphipods[/url].
They do nothing to hurt trout, steelhead or salmon populations and in fact contribute to their food sources.
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Mountain whitefish are bottom feeders, stirring up the substrate with pectoral and tail fins to expose insect larvae and other invertebrates, including [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail"]snails[/url], [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish"]crayfish[/url], and [url "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipod"]amphipods[/url].
They do nothing to hurt trout, steelhead or salmon populations and in fact contribute to their food sources.
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