Our tentative planting schedule starts in the second half of October and is currently scheduled through January: ![]() While they don’t produce a literal electric charge I have been told by more than a couple anglers that Lightning Trout fight harder than the average rainbow- and while I have yet to put it to the test myself, it has been suggested that the selective breeding of Golden Rainbows for recreational sport fishing and/or simply genetic hybrid vigor could explain their strength and behavior.Īt least I can say I am excited to go find out. Since then, decades of careful nurture and selective breeding have produced Mt. There are a couple other stories of trout with similar coloring but found, named, and selectively bred in other locations. The result of an apparent genetic mutation, her eggs were carefully harvested and bred, eventually reproducing her signature coloring and subsequently released to the public in 1963. Not to be mistaken with Golden Trout, the first “Golden Rainbow Trout”, a female, was discovered in 1955 in West Virginia. Immediately identifiable by their golden coloring and distinctive red stripe, Lightning Trout are a beautiful fish with a good fight and excellent flavor with meat similar to salmon. Lassen Trout Farm’s Lightnings, and folks, the time is now. We have had requests from anglers for several years to stock Mt. We are also excited to introduce, for the first time at Collins Lake, Golden Rainbow Trout AKA “Lightning Trout”. ![]() ![]() At the end of the day any trout that winters over will be bigger and better acclimated by spring- and weather notwithstanding, there are plenty of great fishing days in a typical November or December. Even if we don’t get the same crowds on the shoreline that we do during Spring plants it will help with the distribution of fish throughout the rest of the lake. Aside from starting earlier we really didn’t see a reason to stop planting through the winter.
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