GENERAL INFORMATION |
Common Name: |
Golden Trout |
Scientific Name: |
Oncorhynchus aguabonita |
Diet: |
Invertebrates, insects, larvae, and zooplankton |
Habitat: |
Very sensitive to water quality. Require clean cold clear mountain streams and lakes.
Golden Trout are found only in high altitude waters. |
Spawn: |
Late June or July in streams over gravel riffles. Eggs hatch in about three weeks.
Fry emerge from the gravel about two to three weeks later. |
Distribution: |
Echo Lake (Duchesne County) |
Origin: |
Native to the South Fork of the Kern River drainage in California |
Characteristics: |
May also be known as a Palomino Trout. The body is deep yellow to deep orange. The sides
are unmarked, but some fish have a darker orange lateral line. The caudal fin is nearly
square. Closely related to the Rainbow Trout, in fact some scientists classify it as a
sub-species. |
