Lily's Ponds Trout

 Have a dark back and white belly with a distinctive pink stripe down the middle. They can be quite aggressive and are renowned for their attractive and colorful patterned skin and their remarkable ability to swim swiftly upstream.  Distinguished by the presence of a pinkish to red longitudinal band, varying numbers of black spots, and a frequently pink or red gill cover.  They are a very popular game fish in North America. 

The tiger trout is a sterile hybrid between the brook trout and the brown trout. They’re known for having very distinct vermiculation, the same pattern that’s more subtly seen on the backs of brook trout. While they can occasionally occur naturally in areas with brook and brown trout, they aren’t nearly as easy to produce as other hybrids, like cutbows. Brook trout have two more pairs of chromosomes than brown trout, making it much harder for these two species to produce viable offspring in the wild. 

Brook Trout is brown with reddish fins and white tips. This species of trout is native to the Northeastern region of North America, “brookies” (as they’re commonly known), have been introduced to the west as well. 

The larger brook trout can actually live to be over 10 years. Brook trout are a popular angling fish, especially for those who enjoy fly-fishing.

 Brown or Speckled trout are brownish in overall tone.  Brown trout can be distinguished by their brownish-yellow color and the scattered black, red, and orange spots on their sides. Large, dark spots are outlined with pale halos on the sides, the back, and the dorsal fin, with reddish-orange or yellow spots scattered on the sides.  . Brown trout are stubborn fighters when hooked, but do not put on as spectacular an acrobatic show as the rainbow. Instead, they tend to go to the bottom and run underneath a log or into a rock crevice. 

Trout are cold-blooded animals. When the weather turns from warm to freezing, their metabolism slows down, meaning they can eat less during the winter months. Rather than having rows of teeth on both jaws like many prey-eating mammals, all trout grow a strip of vomerine teeth on the roof of their upper jaw. These kinds of teeth are typically found in carnivorous fish, who use them to hold onto prey and move it down their throat.  Rainbow trout are the most common sportfish in North America.

These trout are native to the west coast, Alaska, and British Columbia but now can be found in streams and lakes throughout North America,  Rainbows are the most common hatchery fish and are stocked throughout Alberta.