Category: Fish

Brown trout. Brown trout are definitely one of the most beautiful (and sought-after) fish in American rivers today. Their red spots are unmistakable when compared to their cousins: rainbow, brook, bull, lake, and cutthroat trout. What Colour are the spots on a trout? Again, I was mesmerized by the intense colors: the yellow and red […]

Identification of Salmon and Brown Trout On the Brown Trout, the vomerine teeth are well-developed on both vomerine head and shaft, arranged in a zig-zag row on shaft. On salmon, the caudal fin may be slightly forked and on the brown trout, the caudal fin is square and unforked. How can you tell salmon from […]

Brown Trout They have shiny scales but don’t have the pink stripe down their sides that is found on rainbows. Browns have dark black and red spots. The fins are clear, yellow-brown and unmarked. The belly is white-yellow. What Colour are the spots on a trout? Their red spots are unmistakable when compared to their […]

A trout that grew to a catchable size in a hatchery will often show signs of wear and tear on its gills, having been reared in concrete runways. A trout that spent its whole life in the wild will mostly have fins that are in pristine condition. The fin rays will be evenly spaced, with […]

Originally introduced in the early 1900’s from the eastern U.S. and Canada, brook trout are now found across the west. Belonging to the Char family, brook trout can be identified by their blue haloed red spots and their white edged pectoral, anal and pelvic fins. What are the red spots on a brown trout? Red […]

Along its sides, the brook trout’s color transitions from olive to orange or red, with scattered red spots bordered by pale blue. Its lower fins are orange or red, each with a white streak and a black streak, and its underside is a milky white. Where are brook trout most commonly found? Brook trout can […]

Brook trout and brown trout may be similar in some ways, but one of their most noticeable differences is their flavor. Brown trout have a strong fishy flavor that all but the most die-hard seafood fans will dislike. But on the other hand, Brook trout has a mild and slightly sweet flavor. How does brook […]

Rainbow trout are mostly raised in outdoor ponds or flow through raceways that can be easily monitored. The production process is fairly simple – fry (young trout) are raised indoors until they reach about 8 – 10 cm and then are moved to outdoor grow-out facilities – generally ponds or concrete raceways. Is farmed rainbow […]

Rainbow Trout (‘Ocean Trout’) A sea-going native of streams, rivers and lakes draining into the Pacific Ocean around North America and Siberia, it was introduced to Australia in the 1890s and is available wild and farmed; it is the main trout farmed in Australia. Where does Australian trout come from? Trout live in the high […]

The most distinguishing characteristics of the brown trout include large black and sometimes reddish-orange spots with a pale border on the sides of the fish. These spots are modified Xs when the fish is large. The food of the adult brown includes terrestrial and aquatic insects, worms, crayfish and fish. What are the characteristics of […]

Brook trout actively feed under the ice — even on super cold days — and from what I’ve observed, they aren’t picky eaters. The average winter brook trout’s stomach contains nymphs, snails, leeches, minnows, amphibians, sticks, rocks, and mud. Brook trout are grazers. What is the best bait for trout in winter? Natural baits for […]

Trout and other stream fish move to areas of better winter habitat, including deep pools and areas with stable ice conditions and slow currents. What is the best bait for trout in winter? Natural baits for winter trout include a wide variety of items, among them red worms, minnows, crayfish, fish eggs, mayfly, caddis and […]

Brook and Brown Trout Compared The visual difference between these two species is fairly distinct and they can easily be distinguished from one another. The easiest way to tell these species apart is by looking at the lower fins which will have white edges on a brook trout but not on brown trout. How can […]

Brown trout are hardy fish. They can tolerate water that is too warm or slow for other species of trout, which is why they are stocked in larger, slower stretches of rivers. They can live to at least 9 years, and the spend most of their lives in a very small home range, often not […]

While the average size of the Great Lakes lake trout is somewhere between 8 and 15lb, in some of the Great Lakes, they can reach maximum sizes of well over 50lb. Lake Superior seems to hold the largest lakers in the region, and it is here that the biggest Great Lakes lake trout was caught. […]

Both species can be very similar and hard to tell apart, one way to distinguish the species is Rainbow Trout have small back spots and they will be present on the entire tail. Brown Trout usually don’t have spots on the tail and if they do it won’t cover their entire tail. What are the […]

The colours of the spots can help distinguish the trout of different genera: Oncorhynchus only have black spots (rainbow trout — left). Salmo have black, red and orange spots (brown trout — centre). Salvelinus can have white, yellow, red, orange and lilac spots (brook trout — right). How can you tell a rainbow trout? RAINBOW […]

A rainbow trout’s body is greenish. The adults usually have a pinkish lateral stripe. Rainbow trout also have many small, black spots on the body. The tail is heavily spotted. What is the difference between rainbow trout and regular trout? While rainbow trout are true trout, lake trout are actually char. Lakers have dark bodies […]

Re: are lake trout leader shy? I usually use a 5′ leader of supermono, if I am fishing smaller waters I will go down to 4lb. I think they are leader shy, unless the bite is hot, in which case they would probably hit a bait tied directly to mason line. Just experiment and see […]

Lake trout prefer the colder water temperatures found below the thermocline in the summer months. This is the zone where water temperature drops and oxygen increases, making a preferred habitat for forage fish like cisco (whitefish). What depth is best for lake trout? Warming water sends lake trout to the cool depths. Look for them […]