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Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
also called steelhead, is an attractive game fish that strike aggressively, fight valiantly and are an
angler's joy. There is some confusion about the rainbow and steelhead, they are the same species, differing
only in spawning behavior. The rainbow spends its entire life in streams, whereas the steelhead is anadromous
(lives in the ocean or large lake and returns to spawn). The average rainbow is about five pounds with
some reaching 16 pounds by age six
Illinois State record Rainbow 31.7lbs |
