Brown Trout

Brown Trout are golden brown in color with large black spots on the back, and red spots, some with pale halos, on the sides. They are the only trout with both red and black spotting. This fish is native to Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Cutthroat Trout

Cutthroat Trout are named for the bright red-orange streak in the fold under the mouth. These trout are native to the mountain and foothill streams of Pacific Northwest.

Lake Trout

The Lake Trout is the least colorful of the Trouts. It is a grey fish with irregular white spots. During the fall spawning season, the fins near the tail become a pale orange.

Golden Trout

The Golden Trout has an olive-green back and bright red-to-gold sides and belly. In the spring spawning season, the colors are extremely intense. It is the most colorful of the trouts. Golden Trout are native only to a few small lakes and streams at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Rainbow Trout

The Rainbow Trout is an olive-green color with heavy black spotting over the length of the body. The adult fish has a red-colored stripe along the lateral line, from the gills to the tail. Rainbow Trout in lakes are usually lighter colored or a more silvery color than those in streams.

Brook Trout

The Brook Trout is one of the most colorful trouts. The back is dark green with pale wavy lines. The sides have a purple sheen with blue-haloed red spots. The lower fins have a black stripe behind a pale leading edge.

Bull Trout

Also known by some as the Dolly Varden, the Bull Trout is a long, slim fish with a large head in proportion to its body. The fish has an olive-green to grey back and silvery sides which are marked with pale yellow to red spots. There are no black spots on the dorsal fin of this trout.