Wow! I wonder what led that trout to eat pine needles.
If that trout's stomach was "packed full" of the needles, eating them wasn't a one-time thing. Any thoughts on what's going on?
One thing that occurred to me is that this fish might have inadvertently swallowed the pine needles while harvesting forage fish.
Last spring I threw about 20-25 pine into the north and west sides of my pond. Most are close to shore, partially submerged. Last weekend it got reasonably warm, and the pond was completely free of ice. There was lots of activity near the shore, in and around these pine trees. I figured it was small bass or bluegill. Every once in a while there would be a lot of splashing.
Is is possible that the trout might have gotten some small BG or LMB, along with a mouthful of needles -- and the forage has been digested, but not the pine needles??
Ken
