Finally Catching a Rare Species, Part 2

Location: Kleiner Pond, Boise, Idaho

Bait: Powerbait Eggs

Rig: Slip Weight with Floating Bait Off the Bottom on a Telescopic Rod & Pfleuger Spinning Reel.

Species: Rainbow Trout & Palomino Trout

A local pond was recently stocked with a rare trout species called palomino trout. Palominos are also called "lightning trout" and "bananas." Sometimes, they are called "golden trout," but I think that is confusing because they differ from the original. Palomino trout are a hybrid cross between golden and rainbow trout. Their coloring is mainly yellow and orange, with red cheeks and stripes along their body appearing during spawning season. Unlike another hybrid, the tiger trout, the palomino trout, can reproduce. However, no real data has been collected concerning the viability of these hatchlings in the wild.

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