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rainbow trout
noun
: a large stout-bodied salmonid fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss synonym Salmo gairdneri) of western North America that is related to the Pacific salmon and is typically greenish above and white on the belly with a pink, red, or lavender stripe along each side of the body and with profuse black dots compare steelhead
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Horsethief became a popular destination because of its fantastic fishing — kokanee, rainbow trout and brown trout fill the lake.
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Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The palomino trout is a hybrid cross of a rainbow trout and a California golden trout.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2023
The teens continued fishing, and Smith caught a pair of 15-inch rainbow trout.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Jean-Philippe Lartigue is officially a state record holder after landing an enormous rainbow trout in northern Maryland.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024
How to catch them: Steelhead are giant rainbow trout that return to Idaho to spawn after spending most of their lives in the ocean.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
When it is reached, anglers will be instructed to immediately release any hooked rainbow trout back into the river.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
The rainbow trout measured 32 inches long and tipped the scales at 17.44 pounds.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2024
Retired fisheries biologist Jean-Phillipe Lartigue caught a fat rainbow trout from Maryland’s Antietam Creek on Saturday.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2024
Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The palomino trout is a hybrid cross of a rainbow trout and a California golden trout.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2023
The teens continued fishing, and Smith caught a pair of 15-inch rainbow trout.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Jean-Philippe Lartigue is officially a state record holder after landing an enormous rainbow trout in northern Maryland.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024
How to catch them: Steelhead are giant rainbow trout that return to Idaho to spawn after spending most of their lives in the ocean.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
When it is reached, anglers will be instructed to immediately release any hooked rainbow trout back into the river.
—The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
The rainbow trout measured 32 inches long and tipped the scales at 17.44 pounds.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2024
Retired fisheries biologist Jean-Phillipe Lartigue caught a fat rainbow trout from Maryland’s Antietam Creek on Saturday.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Rainbow trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainbow%20trout. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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