Live cam / For anglers / When they feed
When do the trout feed?
Every feeding move the underwater camera logs, by hour, water clarity and flow. Wild trout in a cold Wasatch Range stream, counted live and updated every 10 minutes.
Right now (10 PM MT)
Camera off
Camera's off: it streams from about 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
Best feeding hours so far
4 PM, 5 PM, 6 AM
Highest feeding moves per 10 fish-minutes on camera.
The water
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No clarity reading while the camera is off.
Feeding by hour of day
"Fish-minutes" is the total time trout were in view, so busy hours don't win just by having more fish. Faded bars have under 30 fish-minutes behind them.
| Hour (MT) | Feeding moves per 10 fish-minutes | Fish-minutes on camera | Feeding moves | Darts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2.1 | 47 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 AM | 1.5 | 109 | 16 | 92 |
| 8 AM | 1.4 | 171 | 24 | 139 |
| 9 AM | 1.7 | 176 | 30 | 150 |
| 10 AM | 1.5 | 171 | 25 | 123 |
| 11 AM | 1.6 | 190 | 30 | 161 |
| 12 PM | 1.3 | 207 | 27 | 171 |
| 1 PM | 1.4 | 217 | 31 | 182 |
| 2 PM | 1.2 | 234 | 28 | 207 |
| 3 PM | 1.9 | 233 | 44 | 223 |
| 4 PM | 2.2 | 246 | 53 | 231 |
| 5 PM | 2.2 | 135 | 30 | 113 |
Feeding and water clarity
Trout feed mostly by sight, so clarity matters. Only readings since the camera was repositioned (Nov 3) count, and readings in low light are left out. The clarity measure itself is being upgraded, so read this table loosely for now.
| Clarity | Fish-minutes | Feeding per 10 fish-min | Darts per 10 fish-min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | 1064 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| A little cloudy | 157 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Chocolate milk | 19 | too little data |
Feeding and flow
| Flow vs normal | Fish-minutes | Feeding per 10 fish-min | Darts per 10 fish-min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below normal | 67 | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| Normal | 1926 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| High | 19 | too little data |
What this means on the water
- In late fall and winter, cold water slows trout down, and the warmest part of the day often fishes best. Compare the hours above with the season.
- Feeding fish hold in slower water beside faster current, the "seam", and let the drift bring food to them. Why they hold there.
- Most of what they eat is nymphs and larvae drifting below the surface, not flies on top. How drift feeding works.
- Check Utah DWR fishing rules before you fish a stream.
Based on 5 days of camera data (2026-11-01 to 2026-11-05). Behaviors are labeled automatically by motion analysis and haven't been validated against hand counts, so treat these as patterns to watch, not findings. One camera, one pool. Raw numbers: JSON · CSV · methods and open data.