Alaska State Record Rainbow Trout

Hamm of Alexandria caught a 9-pound 1-ounce rainbow trout from Mud Creek in Tannehill State Park on April 22 2006.

Alaska state record rainbow trout. They love the clean cool waters of Bristol Bay. The boys knew they had a chance at the record they just didnt believe it would happen anytime soon. The steelhead sometimes called steelhead trout is an anadromous sea-run form of the coastal rainbow trout O.

The Worlds Record Rainbow Trout weighed 42 pounds 3 ounces and was caught near Bell Island Alaska in 1970. Roadside try Nancy Big Horseshoe and Rainbow lakes. Like many of the fish found in the Alaska river systems fly selection is going to depend on what the river has to offer in terms of food.

Reel with 6 lb test line to catch the record breaker. Realistically you can expect to catch steelhead ranging from 20-34 inches and weighing 8-12 lbs. The world record for an all tackle rainbow trout caught on Alaskas Bell Island remained at 422 pounds and had not been broken since 1970.

In addition northern-form Dolly Varden can attain a much larger size than southern form fish. Fly-in try Trapper Shell and Eight-mile lakes. This guide explains the steps for catch and release and lists the Alaska State Trophy Fish record holders.

Dolly Varden have been much maligned as a predator of salmon. Maybe you can add your name to that list. Fly and spin tackle.

2018-11-21 Once they have lost their silver color steelhead become very difficult to differentiate from their mature rainbow trout siblings. The Nipigon River in Northern Ontario is home to the world record brook trout. The Alaska state record for rainbow and steelhead trout is 42 lbs 3oz and was caught at Bell Island in 1970.