Hi people,

Just wanted to know when fish are rising, do they generally stay in that area or do they just move on to another place to feed?

Thank you,

Jonny

i think browns tend to, no sure bout rainbows, i think they cruise about more so probably they wont be in the same area for long, i'm not sure tho,,,

Ali

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i think ali is right about browns staying in same place because they are very terratorial. but rainbows move about the place searching for food. thats why when you see a fish rise your next cast is 5ft to the way you thinks the fish was going.(if you see it move)

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That's a difficult question without knowing what species of fish you are talking about or what type of water i.e. still or rivers. For what it's worth here is what I have read and been told by other experienced anglers.

Brown trout in rivers are usually territorial, they adopt a "lie" where food comes to them and therefore they stay in the "lie" so if it is a brownie rising he is likely to stay near to where he was seen.

Migratory fish, salmon and sea trout, can be running the river and will move on although fish that have been in the river a while can stay in one pool for a fair amount of time. They can also rest in the same pool for shorter times eg if the river is low to await rain and a rise in levels before carrying on.

In stocked waters Rainbows usually move around looking for food .

In wild lochs again brownies can be territorial as in rivers that's why it is better to keep on the move as you fish.

I'm sure someone else will come up with alternative views and advice but hope this helps.

Rivers, lakes, lochs?

To survive, fish need water flowing over their gills ... all fish move ... in a river it might just be side to side to intercept food in the 'lane', in a stillwater it might be upwind or up a wind lane or against an 'invisible' underwater current.

In a large stillwater rainbows tend to move around in population groups, browns have a tendency to be more territorial but as with all fish still react to movements in barometric pressure, wind direction, thermocline and food availability.

So, to answer your question .. it depends to a large degree where you're fishing and what you're fishing for but always hold in your mind that fish have to move.

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cheers guys, very good info there

thank you

Hi', If you are talking about feeding brown trout in a river, they will stay in their feeding lie so long as there are flies etc coming down the flow, but will move if frightened by disturbance or competition from a bigger trout. As already said, brown trout are very territorial; and that applies to brown trout in lakes.
You will come across rainbows travelling in a foraging pack, frequently following the same route time after time. You can stand still in a hot spot and fish all day--but that gets boring. With wild brown trout, the guy who covers the most water usually gets far more chances than the one who puts down roots.
Also, as has been said, fish in lakes will move upwind in well-marked feeding lanes, and they move in search of both food and comfort. Big trout, absent from shallows by day, on rivers and lakes, are often in the shallows at night -- or when turbulence of wave action provides cover from predators, and also dislodges items of food from stones on rocky shorelines. TC