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I have been out on a local central OH stream the past few nights and have noticed what I believe to be SMB or maybe Wipers hanging in the water column feeding like I would associate with trout. What I have seen are fish and large ones (probably ~12-20+ inches) holding in the water column and slashing/rolling at food floating down stream. It seems the bigger ones stay very close to the bottom but some of the smaller ones will sometimes come closer the surface. I'm pretty certain they're not carp as they move I can see their sides seem to be more silver/green like a SMB of Wiper.
Most of the ones I see are all with 10 feet of where I'm wading but I can't seem to catch any of them. I have tried various subsurface nymphs/wet flies and have even used the spinning rod with various lures/plastics. What can these fish be feeding on and why are they so picky? Last night I did stay close to dark and there were some tiny bugs that began hatching that got a lot of surface action from the smaller fish but the bigger ones still stayed towards the bottom feeding.
Has any one seen this before or can confirm if SMB or wipers feed like this? Will they take the time/effort to feed on small nymphs (probably size 16-20)?
Most of the ones I see are all with 10 feet of where I'm wading but I can't seem to catch any of them. I have tried various subsurface nymphs/wet flies and have even used the spinning rod with various lures/plastics. What can these fish be feeding on and why are they so picky? Last night I did stay close to dark and there were some tiny bugs that began hatching that got a lot of surface action from the smaller fish but the bigger ones still stayed towards the bottom feeding.
Has any one seen this before or can confirm if SMB or wipers feed like this? Will they take the time/effort to feed on small nymphs (probably size 16-20)?