The first thing that caught my eye was a fin sticking above the water. The fish seemed to be circling erratically in the shallows—a behaviour I had never before witnessed.
Joe Thorley of Poisson Consulting looked at this picture and said that it is either a Brook Trout or a Rainbow Trout. The white patches, he said, are fungus, which accounts for its odd behaviour—it is dying.
Tremendous, having the opportunity to capture this phenomena which I have only ever heard about ! ! Great shots, Alistair 🙂
Why? What caused the fungus?
Pamella, I have learned that this is indeed a rainbow trout and that it is not unusual for such a fungus to accompany its final days. Apparently, what is unusual is to get a picture of it. Such fish are usually quickly removed by raptors.