07-28-2020, 01:55 AM
Came across this scientific article as to where Strawberry Cutts are in August and October. The chart below took me a while to decipher, but I think this is what it shows.
In early August, there is enough oxygen at a depth of approx. 40 feet that the Cutts will stay at that depth the entire time during a 24-hour period.
However, by mid-August, the oxygen level at 30-40 feet is sufficiently diminished that the Cutts will venture closer to the surface during dusk to dawn to take advantage of the greater oxygen at the 20-foot and higher levels. However, the water temperature is too high for them to stay, so during they day, they return to the 30-foot level in an attempt to balance oxygen and temperature levels.
Come October, the water nearer the surface both decreases in temperature and increases in oxygen allowing the Cutts to remain in the top 15 feet of water (which is why the fall is such a great time to fish with a sinking fly line that can reach this level in the water column).
Conclusion: During August, you need to get down to that 30-40 foot level to find the Cutts during the day. As we transition into fall, the Cutts move closer to the surface and your techniques can be adjusted accordingly.
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Adam G. Hansen , David A. Beauchamp & Casey M. Baldwin (2013): Environmental Constraints on
Piscivory: Insights from Linking Ultrasonic Telemetry to a Visual Foraging Model for Cutthroat Trout, Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society, 142:1, 300-316
Link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2012.732650
In early August, there is enough oxygen at a depth of approx. 40 feet that the Cutts will stay at that depth the entire time during a 24-hour period.
However, by mid-August, the oxygen level at 30-40 feet is sufficiently diminished that the Cutts will venture closer to the surface during dusk to dawn to take advantage of the greater oxygen at the 20-foot and higher levels. However, the water temperature is too high for them to stay, so during they day, they return to the 30-foot level in an attempt to balance oxygen and temperature levels.
Come October, the water nearer the surface both decreases in temperature and increases in oxygen allowing the Cutts to remain in the top 15 feet of water (which is why the fall is such a great time to fish with a sinking fly line that can reach this level in the water column).
Conclusion: During August, you need to get down to that 30-40 foot level to find the Cutts during the day. As we transition into fall, the Cutts move closer to the surface and your techniques can be adjusted accordingly.
Adam G. Hansen , David A. Beauchamp & Casey M. Baldwin (2013): Environmental Constraints on
Piscivory: Insights from Linking Ultrasonic Telemetry to a Visual Foraging Model for Cutthroat Trout, Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society, 142:1, 300-316
Link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2012.732650