Eishi Noguchi

Darby Creek, PA

Fish can detect the noise and water disturbance caused by wading, especially in shallow water😑
While I try to keep wading to a minimum, some spots are simply impossible to reach without getting in the water🙃

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Jun 6 at 4:12pmWeb
Show threadthomas1d ago
@enog They can, but they don’t care very much about another animal in the water (imho). Problem is if you are classified as another animal, above the water! 🦅😱
Show threadEishi Noguchi1d ago

@thomas

Yes, the silhouette above the water gets most of the attention.
I was thinking more about the underwater “earthquakes” we create with every step, which can be pretty alarming to fish as well🙃

Show threadthomas17h ago
@enog The noise you create is probably more important in the environment where you fish - I mostly fish larger rivers and coastlines with waves, where there is more “natural noise” in the environment.
However, on one favorite spot - quiet bay -I used to wade in deep, turn around and fish the shallow part of the bay behind me. Never worked the other way round! My conclusion: fish isn’t too easily spooked by mammals in the water, as long as we’re not mistakenly classified as “bird”