| RAINBOW TROUT (also known as Kamloops trout & steelhead) |
IDENTIFICATION & FEATURES: |
- Heavily spoted along side and the caudal and dorsal fins
- Back is green to greenish blue; sides silvery
- Often has a pinkish band along its sides
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HABITAT:
- Prefers cold, clean water (13°C)
- Found in both lakes and streams
SPAWNING:
- Reaches adulthood in 3-5 years
- Mainly spawns in spring, but also enters rivers in the fall
- Does not die after spawning
FOOD:
ANGLING:
- In streams, takes wet & dry flies, worms, corn, spinners, spawn and spawn imitations
- In lakes, may be taken with minnows, worms, spoons and plugs
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| BROWN TROUT (also known as German trout) |
IDENTIFICATION & FEATURES: |
- Golden brown colour, paler colour in the lakes
- Brown and black spots on its sides, back, and adipose and dorsal fins
- A few orange spots with pale haloes on its sides
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HABITAT:
- Favours slower stretches of water, eddies in rivers
- Prefers cool clean water (18°C), but is tolerant of warmer water
SPAWNING:
- Spawns in rivers from October to February
- Eggs hatch in spring
- Does not die after spawning
FOOD:
- Feeds on insects, fish, worms and spawn
- Surface feed more than other trout
- Prefered feeding times are dawn and dusk
ANGLING:
- In steams, takes wet and dry flies, worms, spawn and spinners
- In lakes, found closer to the shore than other trout and salmon
- Most often caught by trolling spoons
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| BROOK TROUT (also known as speckled trout) |
IDENTIFICATION & FEATURES: |
- Back is olive green to dark brown; silvery white below
- Small well defined spots on sides
- Anal, pelvic and pectoral fins have a white leading edge
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HABITAT:
- Found in cold, clear well-oxygenated streams and lakes
- Prefers summer water temperatures below 20°C (68 F)
SPAWNING:
- Spawns in the fall
- Reaches adulthood at ages 2-3
- Spawns mainly on gravel beds in the shallows of stream headwaters
FOOD:
- Mainly insect larvae, crustaceans, fish and worms
ANGLING:
- Wet or dry flies, spincasting or live bait
- Trout that most readily accepts angler's bait
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| LAKE TROUT (also known as laker, Great Lakes trout and mackinaw trout) |
IDENTIFICATION & FEATURES: |
- Deeply forked tail
- Colour varies from greenish grey to pale silver
- White spots on its sides, head and caudal and dorsal fins
- White leading edge on the pelvic and anal fins
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HABITAT:
- Prefers the cold, clear deeper areas of lakes
- Only uses the shallow shorelines when the water is cold
SPAWNING:
- Adulthood is reached in 5-7 years
- Spawns in fall on lake shoals
- Eggs hatch in 4-5 weeks
FOOD:
- Feeds mainly on alewife and other small fish
ANGLING:
- Can be caught using minnows, spinners, jigs and spoons
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