Facts About The Golden Trout

Generally these new waters are at high elevations and may include stretches of stream above impassible fish barriers.

Facts about the golden trout. Goldens have bright yellow-gold sides fading into a darker back and dorsal fin and a pronounced red band along the lateral line. 19062020 Firstly we have the originally identified rainbow trout the Kamchatka rainbow trout from which all others are categorized. There are then two types of coastal forms seven types of redband forms three types of Kern River golden trout forms one Mexican form and then a mutated form called the golden rainbow trout.

Golden Rainbow may be the most beautiful of all trout. Golden Trout Creek and the South Fork Kern River Tulare County. The golden rainbow trout was discovered in 1955 when a DNR fisheries biologist noticed a yellow-colored fish swimming with rainbow trout at the Petersburg Hatchery.

Golden trout has olive-green back while the sides are golden in color giving them their distinctive name. We initially caught it in our highest clifftop pool. California golden trout are found in their natal streams of Golden Trout Creek and the South Fork Kern River and in addition have been transplanted to many other isolated lakes and locations for the purpose of sportfishing.

Despite its limited distribution there are two recognized subspecies of golden trout. By Bob Willis Golden Rainbow are a hybrid form of Rainbow Trout that were developed over several years of genetic manipulation by a fish hatchery in the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The golden trout O.

The golden trout is native only to the upper Kern River basin in Tulare and Kern Counties California. Golden Trout Creek and the South Fork Kern River. They are usually very brightly-colored although depending on their habitat can range from striking to more drab.

This trout occurs in clear cool waters at elevations higher than 6890 ft. Thats a whole lot of trout. A golden orange color with olive sides the golden trout has red accent stripes black dots and white tips on its fins.