rainbow trout

noun

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of rainbow trout

: 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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Fishing: $6 daily permit per person (over age 16), funds used to buy and stock rainbow trout; use of threadfin shad for bait prohibited.

— tom stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, "Sunday drive to Pardee Reservoir," 1 Apr. 2018
The menu also features seafood such as scallops, crab cake, lobster, and rainbow trout, the namesake of the restaurant.

— rebecca hazen, Houston Chronicle, "Rainbow Lodge celebrates 40 years serving the area," 28 Mar. 2018
That was before the lakes were stocked so heavily with rainbow trout -- a favorite snack of oversized largemouth bass -- from hatcheries as far away as Mount Lassen.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Dixon Lake's Dottie," 25 Mar. 2018
Species: Kokanee salmon, rainbow trout, bull trout, Chinook salmon, smallmouth bass.

— jordan rodriguez, idahostatesman, "If you don’t want to travel far to fish, try these five local hotspots | Idaho Statesman," 7 Mar. 2018
For 2018, all lake trout and rainbow trout planted in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan will receive a CWT.

— paul a. smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Alewife hit a record low in Lake Michigan in 2017," 21 Feb. 2018
The forest preserve district has stocked Pickerel Lake with about 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout and Grove Lake with 1,000 pounds of fish.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville News Digest," 30 Mar. 2018
This gnome is 20 inches tall and is posed with a fresh catch of rainbow trout.

— lainey seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "5 weird things Von Trier is auctioning," 20 Mar. 2018
Indian Creek south of town offers good fishing for rainbow trout, while Mores Creek and Grimes Creek past Lucky Peak are home to trout, Kokanee salmon, smallmouth bass and whitefish.

— jordan rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Check small streams for big fish this spring (fishing report, March 16) | Idaho Statesman," 16 Mar. 2018

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