Rainbow Trout Available This Fall and Winter
An Exciting Opportunity Awaits
JARED ENGELBERT – BWO FISHERIES SCIENCE
Wait, aren’t trout a stream fish?
They are native to rivers and streams but have been bred in recent
history to survive in small to large impoundments.
Imagine waking up on a beautiful sunny winter day, grabbing
your fly rod and walking out to your pond and catching a few Big
Ole “Bows”!
These trout are a very exciting wintertime catch and
make excellent table-fare. They will bite on a nice warm winter day, OR
if the pond is frozen over and you want to do some ice fishing. They will
consume the supplemental fish food, so you won’t have to worry about
them going hungry.
Rainbow Trout are notorious for being aggressive and an
extremely fun fight. They can be stocked as Jumbo-sized adults,
anywhere between 3 and 6 pounds so they will be catch-ready on
day 1!
The Rainbows can survive late into the spring until water temps reach
75 degrees Fahrenheit. Now, why would I want to stock a fish that ends
up dying anyways? All fish die. It is about the experience that they
provide when they are alive and thriving! We stock them in the fall
and hopefully, YOU get out and fish for them and take them home to
eat and enjoy with your family. The enjoyment and excitement of
watching the youngsters (or you and your buddies) catching a big trout
is priceless! It provides a fishing opportunity when nothing else is
biting.
Are you one of those, “I only focus on hunting during the winter” kind
of people? Well… think of coming back home empty handed after an
early morning hunt with nothing to show. Think again! Instead of being
disappointed and embarrassed, you can swing by your pond and
catch a few trout before heading back home to your family so you’re
not a complete failure to them…
So, are you going to enjoy your pond this winter? Or are
you going to let it sit idle until next May? You decide.