Here's one for you all - when fishing on Sunday I cam across the following weir:



Tucked in against the wall on the left hand side were 4/5 large trout. Completely stationary. At first I thought they maybe spawing - but it seems a bit harsh conditions and it's definatly not gravel - also some of them were sitting only half submerged.



So what were they doing?

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no idea ! never seen that before . . . .

Probably resting before taking a run at that barrier (weir) to get upstream to the redds?

richard

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Not sure Richard - would have been better to rest in the pool 2ft away - rather than beach themselves halfway up?

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my thoughts exactly

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dont you just love nature

It is not unusual for fish to stop half way up a steep weir for a rest, usually to the side like this. If you watch them closely they are not having to swim at all to hold station. I assume they just angle their pectoral fins to pin themselves down on the concrete.
I can't recall ever seeing one make it up a weir after stopping like this though, they just give up and fall back. Hope they find an easier way or get a bit more water.

Andy

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The "Leaping salmon" link in this shows salmon doing exactly the same thing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/naturescalendar...eo/index.shtml

Andy

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I think the lads are right -- resting fish. Some weirs have 'pockets' part way up the slope, or a basin, in which fish can take a breather, out of the current. They are probably just having their time-out wherever they can get it. TC
PS Just remembered, a relative, who used to live on the upper slopes of the Eden valley, used to see Eden trout ascending the Crowdundle Beck to spawn and doing the same sort of thing. He was first made aware of what they were doing when he found a few skeletons in the margins below a fall. They were not as lucky as the fish in the pics, the carrion crows were quick to take advantage while the fish were exposed, it seems.

I guess they must be the rivers population of fat lazy a$$ trout so, that weir looks no longer than 3ft and these lazy gits are resting halfway, bloody stockies

Is that a LADFFA water Alex?

Cheers,

Roger