There is much to learn from studying the diet of trout in our Central Highland Lakes. Not only are you more likely to catch that elusive trout by knowing what are the most advantageous lures to use (or create), but gaining this knowledge can also inform our data on rare species and if they are extinct or not.

For all those budding entomologists, those who like to study insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms, or the keen angler with an interest in science, a detailed paper recently published in the Tasmanian Field Naturalist Journal number 137, offers a great read. Perhaps it will encourage you to take up collecting and to start regularly investigating the gut contents of the trout you catch!