Rainbow Trout Fingerling
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss

Maximum Size: 32-inches
Shape: Streamlined.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #1/0 - #14
Thread: Olive Dun 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite with 5-10
Cool Gray Prismacolor Pen blotches, color a Light
Olive Green Prismacolor Pen tail with dark speckles
Tail Fin: Light Olive Green Prismacolor Pen with dark speckles
Body: Pearl Bodi-Braid
Eye & Insert: Gold Spirit River, Real Eye with Priz Gold 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Salmon Pink Hanked Lite-Brite with Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite under with 5-10 Cool Gray Prismacolor Pen blotches
Upper Side: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite with 5-10 Cool Gray Prismacolor Pen blotches and scattered dark spots

Snout Color or Change Thread: Green 8/0 Uni-Thread
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Green Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Chartreuse Hanked Lite-Brite with dark spots and Dark Olive Hanked Lite-Brite over sparsely
Head Color: Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Pearl Green

Pectoral Fins: Light Olive Green Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Light Olive Green Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Light Olive Green Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Light Olive Green Prismacolor Pen

Colored Markers: Light Olive Green Prismacolor Pen for all fins: Cool Gray Prismacolor Pen for 5-10 dark blotches on the Tail, Upper and Lower Sides portions: Black Prismacolor Pen for the spots and speckles on the Tail Fin and Upper Sides and Dorsum
Tying Notes: None

Distribution: The native range is west of the continental divide. However, Rainbow Trout have been introduced globally in any suitable environment and some that were not suitable. One such area was the mountainous areas of the eastern United States.
Habitat: Prefers cold clear small streams and ponds to large rivers, lakes, and the oceans.
Spawning Period: Native trout spawn in the spring while stocker trout are breed to spawn in Fall and early Winter
Spawning Habitat: A nest builder in riffles to raceways
Important Notes: Small Rainbows are often food for large Rainbow and other predators that occupy the same niche in the environment. Musky, Walleye, and Smallmouth rarely refuse the colorful juvenile Rainbow.