Sponsored: Trout Trivia

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Sponsored: Trout Trivia

Thanks to the cool, clean water in Western NC we are fortunate to have trout farms that raise or farm rainbow trout for restaurants, supermarkets, farmers markets and for recreational use to stock streams.

These are known as farmed fish or aquaculture. Some names you may be familiar with in trout farming locally are Sunburst Trout Farms in Waynesville and Carolina Mountain Trout in Andrews. You can findSunburst Trout Farms trout filets and many other products in Ingles Markets in Western NC. Carolina Mountain Trout are mostly sold to distributors to supply restaurants throughout the Southeast.

Let’s see how much trout trivia you know (answers below).

1. What are“baby” or immature trout called?

2. What are some other types of trout that you might find in streams in Western NC?

3. What is the optimal water temperature for trout?

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4. Y/N – Are rainbow trout carnivores?

Answers:

1. FINGERLING

2. Brown trout, Brook trout, Rainbow trout

3. 44 degrees - 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Water temperatures in the mid to upper 70’s can cause trout to become stressed, and they won’t eat and high water temperatures can be fatal.

4. Yes! Rainbow trout are considered exclusively carnivores. They will eat insects, worms, and even other trout.

Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN

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