The Nature Of The Rainbow Trout
By Kenrick Austin, Fri Dec 9th

Rainbow are a fresh water fish. They are aggressive fishin that they put up a great fight for the fisherman. Maybebecause of this rainbow are one of the most popular typesof game fish available. Rainbow tend to be one of the mostsought after fish out there. Their meat is only one reason forthis as the thrill of catching this fish is far greater!

Rainbow range in size from a foot to a foot and a half upto 30 inches in some cases. Their weight ranges from two poundsup to about eight pounds. They are also known as steelheadtrout, coast rainbow trout, or silver trout. Rainbow rangein color but most are blue to blue green, yellowish green to alight colored brown on their backs. Their sides are silverywhile their bottoms are a silver white color.

You can find rainbow in several areas including the GreatLakes region of North America and west of the Rocky Mountains infresh water lakes and streams. Their native region is actuallythe eastern Pacific Ocean. In recent years, rainbow havebeen introduced to several areas including South America,Africa, Japan, New Zealand, and in parts of Asia and Europe.

People who plan to do some rainbow fishing will need toknow several things about this fish. First of all, realize thatthese fish like to fight and are aggressive by nature. They tendto be difficult fish to reel in. The angler or fly fishermanwill find them to be a great challenge. Also, rainbow tendto stay in the upper 30-35 feet of water so there are easy tospot. Getting into the boat, well, that is determined by thefisherman's skill. But, these fish are a great catch and anyonewho is interested in doing some rainbow fishing, shouldensure that they have nice, strong equipment and a good sense ofhow to deal with a struggling fish! Do enjoy your rainbow troutfishing.

About the author:Ken Austin http://trout-fishing.gdrmarketing.com