species| Rainbow trout |
 RAINBOW TROUT | Rainbow trout is a highly desired sport fish. SIZE | In Europe the Rainbow trout can grow to become 80 cm long. DEPTH | At the surface and down to about 40 meters depth. COLOUR | The Rainbow trout is dark on its back, light and silvery on its sides and white on the belly. It has a lot of small spots on its body, on the head, tail and dorsal fins. A reddish/violet stripe is at its sides. CHARACTERISTICS | The reddish/violet stripe on its sides. And the many spots on its head and body. REPRODUCTION | The Rainbow trout does not naturally reproduce around the Faroe Islands. FOOD | Rainbow trout have a varied diet. They are predators, eating any smaller fish from nearly the time they are born. Insects make up a large portion of the diet, along with crayfish and other crustaceans, some lake dwelling species may become planktonic feeders. Trout of all ages will eat nearly anything they can grab, in contrast with the legendary, selective image people often have of its nutrition habits. They are near the top of the food chain in most freshwater environments. However, they are lower on the rung of other freshwater predators such as pike, muskie, lake trout, and chinook salmon. The rule of thumb is that rainbows consume more fish and fewer insects as they grow, but insects continue to be a part of the diet in most all populations. WHERE TO CATCH IT | As other trouts the Rainbow trout is breeding in fresh water and in the sea. It breeds all over the world. See the map below. |
