Rainbow Trout
The rainbow trout, or Oncorhynchus mykiss, is the most widespread trout species in the world. Native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America, they have been stocked in 45 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. As a result, rainbow trout have become a standard game fish in most cold-water river systems around the world. Their tendency of hybridizing with local native populations of salmonids means that almost all wild born rainbows are not genetically pure resulting in a huge variety in body shape, colors, and patterns. Among these are the ever-present cutbow (cutthroat rainbow hybrid) that keeps part of the rainbows vanishing cousins alive. Because they are hardy and quick to take root in a new system, they are good candidate for repopulating depleted fisheries and supporting communities that have been negatively effected by environmental change. I catch hundreds of rainbows each summer, some are from hatcheries (which I affectionately call pellet heads) and many are wild. The rainbow is a strong fighting fish, and often the species that sparks a passion for angling.
The rainbow trout, or Oncorhynchus mykiss, is the most widespread trout species in the world. Native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America, they have been stocked in 45 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. As a result, rainbow trout have become a standard game fish in most cold-water river systems around the world. Their tendency of hybridizing with local native populations of salmonids means that almost all wild born rainbows are not genetically pure resulting in a huge variety in body shape, colors, and patterns. Among these are the ever-present cutbow (cutthroat rainbow hybrid) that keeps part of the rainbows vanishing cousins alive. Because they are hardy and quick to take root in a new system, they are good candidate for repopulating depleted fisheries and supporting communities that have been negatively effected by environmental change. I catch hundreds of rainbows each summer, some are from hatcheries (which I affectionately call pellet heads) and many are wild. The rainbow is a strong fighting fish, and often the species that sparks a passion for angling.
The rainbow trout, or Oncorhynchus mykiss, is the most widespread trout species in the world. Native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America, they have been stocked in 45 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. As a result, rainbow trout have become a standard game fish in most cold-water river systems around the world. Their tendency of hybridizing with local native populations of salmonids means that almost all wild born rainbows are not genetically pure resulting in a huge variety in body shape, colors, and patterns. Among these are the ever-present cutbow (cutthroat rainbow hybrid) that keeps part of the rainbows vanishing cousins alive. Because they are hardy and quick to take root in a new system, they are good candidate for repopulating depleted fisheries and supporting communities that have been negatively effected by environmental change. I catch hundreds of rainbows each summer, some are from hatcheries (which I affectionately call pellet heads) and many are wild. The rainbow is a strong fighting fish, and often the species that sparks a passion for angling.
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