[seattlecurler]

Saw this article and thought that it would be good to share

http://www.globecampus.ca/blogs/research-matters/2010/09/28/bolder-fish-have-different-brains/

Some trout are foragers and search for food. Others are more passive and wait for a meal to drift by.

Alexander Wilson and his colleagues have found the active eaters tend to have larger brain structures known as telencephalons, which are involved in spatial memory and processing and help a fish recall landmarks so they don't get lost...​

 

[Go Fish]

Interesting read.

 

[Split Bamboo]

Does this mean I have a big brain? Cause I am a very active eater!

 

[Plecoptera]

Probably why moving fish in calmer waters are more selective. The fish in turbid pocket water sit in one spot and only have a few seconds to decide if they want the food to get away, as opposed to fish in calmer waters which tend to mill around a lot and have time to inspect everything before committing.

 

[Miso Harney]

This explains in scientific terms what I have always suspected........the fish I catch are bold, aggressive, awesome, intelligent and curious picks of the litter. They are obviously far better fighters than their slothful, lazy brethren.

Thank you for posting this. It confirms that the fish I hook are jaw-droppingly gorgeous specimens compared to the loser, slow, weak, unathletic, never-get-laid, halitosis-laden braindead fish that are too stupid to attack my flies.

 

[Old Man]

There must be better things to give grants on than to study fish with or without a bigger brain.

Maybe I could get a grant on which fly to use on what river. That way I could cut back on the stupid number of flies that I carry around with me all the time.