Originally posted by Joey:
Question about the trout feeding. Water was 52 today in afternoon more like 49 in the morning. At these temps can or should I feed the trout 2 times a day? I did today and they ate really good in both morning and late afternoon. Just wanted to see if they would hit a spinner, first cast one blasted it. The fish actually had a plump belly. Can trout be overfed or will they eat all they can and stop. I am not overfeeding to the point feed is left over floating but let the fish eat all they want. At these temps is that OK.
52 F. is a great temp for feeding trout. My brook trout came from a hatchery that is only 45 F. year around! Don't worry about feeding them twice a day at that temp although I feed my trout once a day to satiation and they grow just fine. As long as you don't have any extra feed floating I wouldn't worry about it. Most likely they were fed 2 or 3 times a day at the hatchery.
