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Rainbow trout is by far the most popular game fish there is. Rainbows like cold streams in mountainous areas. Rainbows eat a variety of food such as insects and small rodents that venture into the water.
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A steel head trout is often mistaken for a rainbow trout. This is because of the red stripe that goes down the whole length of its body. On the rainbow trout the stripe goes down the center of its body, on the steel head it is farther up on its spine. The steel head is naturally bigger in size and has a distinctive fighting ability.
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Sea trout are one of the few trout that live in the
ocean if they have a direct rout. The sea trout’s diet consists of small
fish such as young herring and insects. When living in the ocean, their
diet usually consists of crabs and eels. Their way of living is almost
identical to the brown trout.
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The brown trout automatically is almost identical to the sea trout. One unusual feature of the brown trout it can easily adapt to its environment. The brown trout’s diet consists of minnows and at an older age can become a feared predator.
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The brook trout is really not a trout at all but another type of fish called a char. The brook trout is a native fish to North America and Pennsylvania’s state fish. Their diet is a standard diet consisting of small fish and insects. The brook trout is less common than other trout and likes to live in small streams in mountainous areas.
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A lake trout, like the brook trout is not a real trout but a char. Lake trout, unlike most other trout need deep, cold water that is clean and clear. They can be caught anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. Lake trout are more commonly caught in isolated lakes in the Canadian wilderness.
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The cutthroat trout is native to Canada and the U.S. The cutthroat lives in deep water usually west of the Rocky Mountains. This trout is easily identified by the red coloration on its gills and by their jaw.
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