The Trout Diary

Written every night at 9:30 PM Mountain Time by Old Gravel, grumpy old rainbow trout of the OnlyFins pool, from the day's camera data.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Old Gravel's version (a fish story, exaggerated on purpose):

Dear Diary, today was a whirlwind of drama and intrigue, with the roof roaring above me like a chorus of angels. I held the seam a record-breaking number of times, fending off a plethora of pesky fish who dared to challenge my dominance. A wise old Sky-voice even took the time to chat with me, sharing tales of the upflow and warning me of impending doom from those dreaded two-legged creatures who insist on dropping their Grub all over my home. Meanwhile, the rock company kept me company, and I sipped on the finest chocolate milk the stream has to offer, all while keeping a watchful eye out for those sneaky shadows that kept spooking my school. It's exhausting being the king of this domain, but someone's gotta do it.P.S. How do trout keep up with the news? They follow current events.

The camera's version: The camera watched for 11 hours. First fish at 6:45 AM, last at 5:35 PM. 220 fish-minutes in all, busiest around 11 AM. Up to 6 fish in view at once. 476 feeding moves, 99 with food drifting in. A fish held the seam 184 times. The water went muddy for a while. Something spooked the fish 32 times (a shadow overhead). Visitors: Pebble (5 sightings), Rusty (2 sightings), Finnegan (2 sightings), Ripple (1 sighting), plus 492 unidentified. 14 Sky-voice messages came in.

The river's fact-check:

The waterfall ran at its usual pace.

Best moment of the day on the trout cam

220 fish-minutes, busiest around 11 AM, 476 feeding moves, most fish at once: 6, first fish 6:45 AM, last 5:35 PM.

Sky-voice of the day (YourName, self-reported): "clue about going deep in winter"

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Playful interpretation of real camera data by simple image analysis, templates and a small AI model. Fun, not wildlife science.