You could be right, especially if those rainbows were diploids, but I believe these rainbows are triploids, as all the ones I've cleaned have no eggs or milt sacs, have their adipose fin clipped, and theoretically would not be spawning. For wild rainbows, I could definitely see your point, but with the adipose fin clipped, they are not wild. Also, these shallow areas I'm fishing are not gravelly, but big, sharp boulders that would not be suitable for spawning. These big rainbows also show no signs of spawning coloration, like turning reddish or dark gray. But keep those ideas flowing...Rex, those bigger fish in shallow water are likely pre-spawn attempts. I’ve seen a lot of that behavior this time of year through the years.