I have been told by fish people at the Game & Fish that the reason the trout die from ingesting corn is the husk on the corn. I blocks their ability to digest anything else they eat.
Alan Di Somma Phoenix,Az. http://www.azod.com http://www.azflycasters.org/ http://www.wmonline.com/attract/lakes.htm http://www.wmonline.com/attract/streams.htm "DOG letters to GOD" Dear God; Is it true that dogs are not allowed in restaurants because we can't make up our min ds what NOT to order? Or is it that carpet thing, again? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Fish oil : Bread is no problem, it has food value. : Down at Brainerds Bend below me is a C&R section. When some : tourists would stop at the trout dock there Donnie would : throw a hamburger roll in the water. : There are big browns in that section. : As soon as the roll would hit the water there would be a big : boil and half of the roll would be floating till the next : boil and the roll was gone. The biggest trout I have taken : from that section is a 5 3/4 Rainbow on a 3 wt rod. : : Now I'm confused Tony. Both bread and corn are grain based, both are : basically carbohydrates but maybe it is the fiber that can't pass digestion? : Maybe the trout's inabillity to chew is a factor on the corn end. Did you : use a whole or half a roll on your hook on that big bow? <G> : : Murf :
