The history of trout introduction in America is fascinating. Lots of mixing as far as species and strains. I remember fishing the Bighorn Mountains when I was young, most of the trout found were Brookies introduced from the East, the original Rainbows and Cutthroats were rare, but you could still find a few, and in addition there were Lake Trout still found in the lakes.
Browns were/are common in the Owens River East of the Sierra Nevada, you had to go to higher elevations to find the native Golden Trout.
About 20 years ago there was a wild Brookie caught here in Iowa, since then they're trying to reintroduce them. Browns are reproducing in some streams, but the Rainbows are strictly a stocked fish.
Regards
Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 04/26/17 07:56 AM.
