Rainbow trout

Where to fish

These destinations have a source-linked record for this fish. Check the linked guide for the exact water and trip details.

• Yakutat / Situk River
• Kenai River
• Kenai River
• Russian River
• Naknek River
• Kvichak River
• Goodnews River
• Karluk River / Kodiak
• Talkeetna / Clear Creek
• Quartz Lake
• Kokee streams / Kauai
• Columbia River / lower reach
• Potholes Reservoir
• Deschutes River / lower reach
• Rogue River
• Columbia River / Oregon launches
• McKenzie River
• Umpqua River / North Umpqua
• Klamath Lake
• Crane Prairie Reservoir
• Lower Sacramento River
• McCloud River
• Hat Creek
• Smith River — California
• Wildhorse Reservoir
• Lees Ferry / Colorado River
• White Mountains / Big Lake
• Oak Creek
• San Juan River / Navajo Dam
• Eagle Nest Lake
• South Fork Snake River
• Lake Pend Oreille
• Madison River
• Yellowstone River / Paradise Valley
• Gallatin River
• Beaverhead River
• Snake River / Jackson
• Green River / Pinedale
• Wind River / Dubois
• Flaming Gorge / Wyoming base
• South Platte / Eleven Mile Canyon
• South Platte / Dream Stream
• Arkansas River / Salida
• Roaring Fork River
• Blue Mesa Reservoir
• Steamboat Lake
• Lake Superior / Duluth
• Bois Brule River
• Au Sable River
• Manistee River / Tippy Dam reach
• Grand Traverse Bay
• Lake Michigan / Michigan City
• Grand River / Lake Erie tributary
• Northeast Iowa / Big Spring trout water
• Lake Taneycomo
• Kennebec River / upper reach
• Deerfield River
• Salmon River / Pulaski
• Adirondacks / Ausable River
• Gunpowder Falls
• Jackson River / tailwater
• Cumberland River / below Wolf Creek Dam
• Dale Hollow / Tennessee base
• Chattahoochee / below Buford Dam
• Sipsey Fork / below Lewis Smith Dam
• Kootenay Lake
• Quesnel Lake
• Adams Lake
• Chilliwack / Vedder River
• Dean River
• Grand River / Ontario
• Northern Patagonia, Argentina
• Soča Valley
• Gangwon stream programs
• Yingina / Great Lake, Tasmania
• Eglinton River, Fiordland
• Gacka
• Lake Lungern
• Krka
• Futaleufú River
• Cusco Sacred Valley lakes
• Cusco Sacred Valley streams
• Apurímac River — Cusco program
• Yakutat

Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

Seasons

Madison River, Montana

Late June to early July.

• Source 1

These are fishing patterns from the linked sources. Check the agency for current legal seasons and closures.

Regulations and identification

• Alaska — Alaska Department of Fish and Game

  Check the current area rules, emergency orders and fish identification before the trip.

• Northern Territory — Northern Territory Government

  Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.

• New South Wales — NSW fisheries

  Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.

• Canada — Fisheries and Oceans Canada

  Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.

• New Zealand — Fish & Game New Zealand

  Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.

• United States marine waters — NOAA Fisheries

  Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.

Source records

• Source 1