Rainbow Trout Native Range Map

The Life Histories of the Steelhead Rainbow Trout and Silver Salmon 1954.
Rainbow trout native range map. Once the fry emerge from the gravel. In the Appalachian Mountains. In Canada there are only three drainages east of the continental divide known to contain native populations of Rainbow Trout.
Studies of potential management actions are being conducted which may include angling restrictions season changes or sanctuaries. Generally displacement issues are greater where naturalized rainbow trout populations are well established and more widespread. US Range of the Brook Trout Map The Introduction of This Species into New Areas and Effects The brook trout was once only found in the North Eastern US Midwest and Canada.
Rainbow trout found primarily east of the Cascade Mountains in the US. The golden rainbow is a color variant of the rainbow trout. Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss are not native to the UK our only native trout is the brown trout Salmo trutta.
They are of course common in many other areas but it is believed this is due to stocking especially in the eastern US. The purpose of this data set is to illustrate the known range of rainbow trout including steelhead in California. Native to North America Rainbow trout can be found in streams and lakes west of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico.
Most of eastern Canada from Newfoundland to western side of Hudson Bay. 2013-12-18 Rainbows trout as with other trout can be found in warmer near-shore areas during the spring. Although Rainbow Trout within their native range have been catch and release since 2012 the combination of low rates of catch and release mortality many anglers and few fish may be enough limit recovery.
They have since been widely dispersed throughout most of the US and can be found in almost every state. In particular seek them near river and harbour mouths and off sandy and gravely windward shorelines. There is little communication between rainbow trout and steelhead.