Fishing For

Rainbow trout

4.0
(1593)
29.3K Catches
Discover everything you need to know about catching Rainbow trout. Explore the top fishing spots, see the most effective baits used by our community of anglers, and check out the latest catches in real-time. Whether you're planning your next fishing trip or looking to improve your technique, FishAngler has all the insights you need to land your next big catch.
Average Length
2.0 ft
Maximum Length
4.0 ft
Maximum Weight
56.0 lbs
Depth Range
0.0 - 656.2 ft
Temperature Range
50.0 - 75.2 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Rainbow trout

5.0
(1)
Cain Lake
48.649699, -122.329307
448 Catches
4.0
(6)
Columbia River
Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia
396 Catches
4.0
(7)
Sparks Marina Park Lake
Sparks, Nevada
302 Catches
4.0
(10)
Elevenmile Reservoir
Park County, Colorado
153 Catches
4.0
(14)
Truckee River
Nevada County, California
139 Catches
5.0
(1)
Sullivan Lake
Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
131 Catches
4.0
(4)
Chester Creek
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
122 Catches
4.0
(3)
Arkansas River
Pueblo County, Colorado
106 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Rainbow trout

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(1070)
1.4K Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(1149)
1K Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms
4.0
(295)
272 Catches
Natural Baits by Eggs Fresh Water Salmon Eggs
4.0
(30)
266 Catches
Flies by Generic Flies Nymph Generic Nymph Flies
4.0
(15)
217 Catches
Flies by Generic Flies Dry Fly Generic Dry Flie
4.0
(12)
183 Catches
Lures by Berkley PowerBait Natural Scent Glitter Trout Bait Chartreuse
4.0
(14)
140 Catches
Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Spinnerbait
4.0
(29)
125 Catches

Recently Caught Rainbow trout

Ayden Edwards

2 hours ago
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Rainbow trout
4 likes

John Mosier

5 hours ago
 • 
Saint Joseph County, Indiana

Rainbow trout
2
4 likes
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Ppn - Fresh

57 min ago
 • 
Peel, Ontario

Mother Nature tried to stop me from going to the opener… didn’t work… fish on! Caught on pink worm but it was a grind…🤙🤙🤙

Rainbow trout
2
5 likes

Maucon Rodrigues

22 hours ago
 • 
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Rainbow trout
2
2 likes

aiden fulton

20 hours ago
 • 
Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia

Another great day micro fishing on Godey Creek. FishAngler identification was adamant this first one was a Golden Trout. Not quite haha… I don’t think there’s golden trout in BC. Very pretty fish though.

Rainbow trout
2
7 likes • 2 comments

Noah Poort

22 hours ago
 • 
Jefferson County, Colorado

Fun day with me and my friend we caught a bunch of these hogs I caught a 24 inch and caught three or four other really big guys we only went out for about 90 min

Rainbow trout
2
7 likes

Scott Beauchamp

22 hours ago
 • 
Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Thick boy.

Rainbow trout
1
14 likes • 7 comments

Finlay Grant

1 day ago
 • 
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Another decent trout on the fly 🎣

Rainbow trout
4 lb 10 oz
14 likes
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