DEER CREEK shore fishing (report)

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The rainbows are in spawn right now. They take on a general appearance and attitude change that is pretty dramatic. The marks were most likely rub spots, from building a nest or fertilizing one. Since they are related to Salmon, they act somewhat like them during spawning. They, unlike thier cousin, will recover within a month, and look and act like you are used to. Here is a spawning male that I caught on Flaming Gorge last week. You can see that the color is off, and the jaw is a little more hooked than is would be at other times of the year. If not for the reflection of the sun on the gill cover, you would see the blood red coloring there. Hope it helps.

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