Rainbow Trout

The leaping ability of the rainbow is legendary. A hooked rainbow almost always skyrockets from the water, often a half dozen times, before coming to the net. Rainbows are less wary than brown trout and more willing to bite. They are a favourite for fly fishermen, but can also be caight on spinners, spoons, plugs, and a wide variety of baits ranging from worms to small marshmallows.

Eating Habits

The diet consists mainly of immature and adult insects, plankton, crustaceans, fish eggs, and small fish. Their habit of taking adult insects on the surface makes dry-fly fishing particularly effective.

Age & Growth

Growth of the Rainbow Trout is highly variable depending on the habitat. A typical stream-dwelling rainbow grows to about one pound in four years. In the large lakes where food is plentiful, a rainbow could reach fifteen pounds in the same amount of time. Rainbow Trouts may live up to eleven years, but the usual life span is four to six years.

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