Today's Golden Trout Fishing Report

Fishing for Golden Trout

Member of the Trout family.

The golden trout is a sub-species of the rainbow trout. O. a. aguabonita is also known as the California Golden Trout and is native to Golden Trout Creek, Volcano Creek and the South Fork Kern River. Another variant, O. a. whitei is historically found in the Little Kern River and is now found in other nearby creeks. These fish are commonly found at elevations of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level, and is native to California.

The golden trout has brilliant gold sides wih a red horizontal band along the lateral line and 10 dark oval marks called "parr marks". Dorsal, lateral and anal fins have white edges. In their native habitat, adults range from 6, to 12 inches. Fish over 10 inches are considered large. Golden trout that have been transplanted to lakes have been recorded up to 11 pounds in weight. The world record Golden Trout was caught by Charles S. Reed, on August 5, 1948, from Cook Lakes in the Wind River Range. Preferred water temperature is between 58 and 62 Degrees Fahrenheit.

It should be noted that the golden trout is not the same as the golden rainbow trout, also known as the palomino trout, which is actually a color variant of the more common rainbow trout.

Species: Oncorhynchus aguabonita aguabonita

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