04-26-2021, 07:22 PM
(04-26-2021, 02:53 PM)Big Sky Wrote: They might eat the occasional trout, but that really isn't a wiper's main target food source. From every stomach content check that I know of it's mostly crawfish and smaller fish like chubs and shiners. In fact, I haven't talked to anyone down here that has seen a trout in the stomach of any of the wiper's they have kept.
Yeah, doubt many trout are taken by wipers. However, I'm sure some of the smaller smallies in there get gobbled up, which is good...too many of them anyways, helps thin the heard and grow bigger smallies. These Southern UT lakes are truly amazing wiper fisheries! And most of them, at the same time, are trophy trout fisheries! Fun combo!