Golden Trout : A Guide to Golden Trout
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The golden
trout is one elusive species of trout, to be sure. Golden trout
have very limited range, as they are only found in
high alpine lakes and streams found in the Rocky Mountains and
the Cascades. Because of this, reaching good golden trout waters
is no easy task – usually requiring a long hike or horse
pack in.
Additionally, due to the environment in which the golden trout
live in (very cold, low nutrient water), golden trout are generally
quite small, as there is just not enough food to support larger
trout.
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| Picture of a Golden
Trout. The gold color of the Golden Trout, along with
the pink/red stripe, makes the fish hard to mistake for
anything else. |
Golden trout,
despite the relatively low fishing pressure they receive, can
be somewhat difficult to catch, as they tend to be
fickle about what they eat. Moreover, not all high alpine lakes
and rivers contain these trout – so simply locating waters
that have good golden trout populations can be an effort in frustration.
That said,
since golden trout live in the most beautiful scenery in the
United States, a day spent looking for a fishing for golden
trout can never be wasted – even if you don’t catch
any. For an angler looking to catch trout in a splendid and scenic
environment, chasing the golden trout is the way go.
It’s hard to miss a golden trout, as the name of the trout
says it all. These trout are golden in color and can’t be
mistaken really for anything else. The golden trout also has a
scattering of black spots and a red striping along its lateral
line, belly and gill plates.
Since golden
trout are not very common, it
is recommended that any anglers who catch a golden trout release
it instead of eating it. For the angler who wants something to
eat, go get some brook trout instead. Brookies are usually
found in the same waters as golden trout
are,
but are
not nearly
as rare and, in most anglers’ opinion, taste better too.
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