Pet Rainbow Trout

[JEAE21]

Is it easy to keep a rainbow trout in a pond?
I hear of people keeping sunfish & bass but never trout..

Is it hard to keep/feed or..

Anyone on MFK have any? I wanted to get small minnows but read in my fishing bible that trout don't reproduce too much in reservoirs..

 

[Wolf3101]

Trout require very high O2 levels...very cool water...and very high flow rates, It can be done but it would be very expencive.

Most states prohibit the keeping of any species of game fish to prevent cheating during fishing contests.

 

[Modest_Man]

If you can keep the water in the 40's-low 50's with a lot of DO (dissolved oxygen) they do fine.

 

[vmahaffe]

Rainbow trout are a little more forgiving with temperature and O2. They can usually handle temps up to about 68-70. If you have a lot of O2 in the water, they won't be as stressed, but you should try to stay below 70.

 

[demjor19]

Trout require very high O2 levels...very cool water...and very high flow rates, It can be done but it would be very expencive.

Most states prohibit the keeping of any species of game fish to prevent cheating during fishing contests.

i think you are allowed to keep gamefish, but it is def. illegal to sell them.

as said above though...you need pretty low temps, high water flow, and high DO levels. i think temps in the 60's would be fine.

 

[JEAE21]

Do reservoirs have ALOT of oxygen?
what is dissolved oxygen? can I get something that will make that...like a air pump?

what pond-mates will be good for trout?
what would you feed trout? any pellets?

 

[demjor19]

Do reservoirs have ALOT of oxygen?
what is dissolved oxygen? can I get something that will make that...like a air pump?

what pond-mates will be good for trout?
what would you feed trout? any pellets?

they are fed pellets in hatcheries. an airpump is one method of adding DO. the cooler the water is..the more DO it can hold. do you have a water chiller?

 

[frasertheking]

try to make the pond deep . that will help with temp , out of direct sunlight .

just use a koi pond air pump and run alot of large airstones .

they can survive low flow rates in fly fisheries so way not in are ponds ?
try to get a captive bred speciaman as it will be more a custom to pond live than a wild caught speciman imo.

ive seen them in a still bate pond about 30 feet by 20 feet . they seemed happy .

 

[JEAE21]

thanks!
i will go look for a water chiller..and a new pond.lol

 

[sharkaddict]

I would get a Brookie instead of a Rainbow, they dont get nearly as big. If you had a 8ft tank, 2 powerheads (for water flow and oxygen), and a chiller, I think you would be OK.