Throat samples can be very instructive on lakes. Trout will key in on different food items. Over the course of the day, take the time to get several throat samples. I sometimes just assume that the trout are eating a certain food item. Take a look at the wide diversity of food that the trout have been eating in these samples. Daphnia, shrimp, small bloodworms and chironomid larva and pupa. You can at least get the idea of what colour and size of food items they are dining on!
I have posted the video below, before. It is the proper way to take a throat sample. Take a look. Yesterday I encountered a few trout with a constricted throat while taking a sample. Do NOT force the throat pump down. These fish have not been feeding for a while.
Remember that the most important question to ask at the lake if a fellow fly fisher is doing well, "What depth are you fishing at?"
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