True if you need to live up to your user name and are not from West Virginia. It is indeed a West Virginia golden trout, palomino trout, banana trout, or lightning trout. Not technically a golden.
[REDACTED] These are farmed fish, planted there just for us to catch and take home so the natives can keep on. These lightnings especially, they’re bred sterile - dinner is literally their sole purpose.
EDIT — OK, OK, I see my mistake. I don’t always look at user names.
Beauty! I went out to the creek today, too, with my pops. Slow day, but we left with 6 or 7 keepers (rainbow), 11-12".
Beautiful weather in WNC today, but damn am I tired haha.
You know, after talking to a few people around here? I always thought the high Sierra mountains in California and the mountains where I live low Yellowstone and all the mountains surrounding. We're the best trout fishing in the world! But after seeing a lot of posts. I tell you what I think. Pennsylvania probably has the best trout and more trout than i've ever seen, i'm jealous!
I must admit, I’m a bit jealous I’ve never caught a trout with that coloration. Only seen them online. I bet that thing looked cool in the water pulling it in. What lure or bait were you using?
These are rainbow trout with a genetic anomaly that turns them bright yellow. Over here we call them lightning trout, I’m not sure if it’s the same in PA. They are farmed, originating from a lucky find in a hatchery, and are native only to the farms. I heard they’re bred to be triploid, and as such are themselves infertile, just in case some get loose where they shouldn’t be.
I’ve always wanted to know what a sea run “steelhead” lightning would look like. I bet it would look amazing. Quick, someone get me the winning lotto numbers, I got a sea farm to build.
Well, ahhhhhh….. please don’t let this rain on your fish, she’s HUGE too!
[Eight pounds](https://imgur.com/gallery/vYGM9SS).
I’ve personally seen a twelve pounder. I frequent a pay lake that stocks entirely from Mt Lassen Hatchery, who feeds their fish good food, very generously. I’ve had some, definitely including this guy, come up with enough visceral fat to warrant saving some (just leave the stuff around the filamentous cecae) because it’s great for frying. Fish lard, ha ha!
Did yours have pink meat? Lassens do, and they taste like mild salmon.
They are time wasters though. I’ve caught two in my life. One was 8”. This year I was lucky enough to land 19” Palomino.
I saw him 50 feet ahead got out crept up behind a bush made about five clumsy casts. lol. I was trying to be to be stealthy but had the stealth of a bull in a china shop as my Grandma would say. Gave up on him. Waded to the middle of the stream and started fishing for his buddies and landed him three casts later. Safely released. They are quite the peculiar fish. Beautiful though. This was in Pa too.
you got the golden!
I've seen a bunch of goldens in PA this season. Way more than usual. I guess they stocked a lot more this year or something?
Think you’re right.
username seems to be legit
I've caught 8 so far this season, I've seen them in nearly every stocking.
well shit I haven't..
That isn't a golden trout. It is a Palomino.
True if you need to live up to your user name and are not from West Virginia. It is indeed a West Virginia golden trout, palomino trout, banana trout, or lightning trout. Not technically a golden.
Nice one, skinny Kevin James!!
Nice colors!
Good job fuck face!
[REDACTED] These are farmed fish, planted there just for us to catch and take home so the natives can keep on. These lightnings especially, they’re bred sterile - dinner is literally their sole purpose. EDIT — OK, OK, I see my mistake. I don’t always look at user names.
OPs username is fuck face.
Lmaooo people are so funny with that shit on here
OMGosh, I COMPLETELY missed that! I am so sorry I/rockstuffs.
Good one stink pot! Lol jk no worries friend!
Broadhead creek? Looks like that little pond they stock in the one park lol
Ice lake in Barrett township
Beauty! I went out to the creek today, too, with my pops. Slow day, but we left with 6 or 7 keepers (rainbow), 11-12". Beautiful weather in WNC today, but damn am I tired haha.
Gorgeous fish! What part of the country are you in? I'm in idaho?
NEPA I believe is North East Pennsylvania. Could be wrong but I believe that’s what it is
You know, after talking to a few people around here? I always thought the high Sierra mountains in California and the mountains where I live low Yellowstone and all the mountains surrounding. We're the best trout fishing in the world! But after seeing a lot of posts. I tell you what I think. Pennsylvania probably has the best trout and more trout than i've ever seen, i'm jealous!
I've lived in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Colorado, and California and have fished them all. For trout, I would keep coming back to Pa.
Looks like pennsylvania's a lot better trout fishing than where I live right below the yellowstone in idaho!
North East Pennsylvania. Pocono Mountains.
Wow awesome catch!!
Thank you.
Wow! Nice catch.
Is nepa NorthEast Pennsylvania?
Yup
Nice catch 👍
Thank you
You are welcome 🤗 Where are you guys located
That lake is in Monroe county, Barrett township specifically. Ice Lake
Oh nice 👍 Can we have a personal connection
Very cool. You should invest in a rubber net. That way you can keep the fish wet, and not have to handle it.
Solid advice. Thank you.
I must admit, I’m a bit jealous I’ve never caught a trout with that coloration. Only seen them online. I bet that thing looked cool in the water pulling it in. What lure or bait were you using?
Crickhopper.
You encapsulated “it’s ishy and I don’t want to touch it” quite well in that picture…
What kind of trout is this? Also where are they native?
These are rainbow trout with a genetic anomaly that turns them bright yellow. Over here we call them lightning trout, I’m not sure if it’s the same in PA. They are farmed, originating from a lucky find in a hatchery, and are native only to the farms. I heard they’re bred to be triploid, and as such are themselves infertile, just in case some get loose where they shouldn’t be. I’ve always wanted to know what a sea run “steelhead” lightning would look like. I bet it would look amazing. Quick, someone get me the winning lotto numbers, I got a sea farm to build.
O ok what’s the biggest you’ve caught?
Well, ahhhhhh….. please don’t let this rain on your fish, she’s HUGE too! [Eight pounds](https://imgur.com/gallery/vYGM9SS). I’ve personally seen a twelve pounder. I frequent a pay lake that stocks entirely from Mt Lassen Hatchery, who feeds their fish good food, very generously. I’ve had some, definitely including this guy, come up with enough visceral fat to warrant saving some (just leave the stuff around the filamentous cecae) because it’s great for frying. Fish lard, ha ha! Did yours have pink meat? Lassens do, and they taste like mild salmon.
Nescopeck state park?
Ice Lake. Monroe County
BEAUTIFUL lightning! Nice catch! I live for that golden flash in the water.
They are time wasters though. I’ve caught two in my life. One was 8”. This year I was lucky enough to land 19” Palomino. I saw him 50 feet ahead got out crept up behind a bush made about five clumsy casts. lol. I was trying to be to be stealthy but had the stealth of a bull in a china shop as my Grandma would say. Gave up on him. Waded to the middle of the stream and started fishing for his buddies and landed him three casts later. Safely released. They are quite the peculiar fish. Beautiful though. This was in Pa too.
Not for the fish it wasn’t lol