The Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a member of the Salmonoid Family, and the ocean going (anadromous) form are known as Steelhead. Rainbow Trout have a varied diet eating a mixture of smaller fish ad insects, almost from the time that they are born. As a rule of thumb you might hear that as Rainbow Trout get older they consume more fish than insects, however insects are always a stable part of their diet.

Time of year: Early Spring through Late Fall

Flies: Dries, Nymphs, Emergers, Streamers

Rod and Reel: 0-5 Weight Rod and Reel depending on the water (6-9 Foot Rod with good action, and WF or DT Floating line)

Locations: San Gabriel River, Piru Creek, Santa Anita Creek, Arroyo Seco Creek, Trabuco Creek, Almost Any Park Lake (during california DFG stocking season)

16 Responses to “RAINBOW TROUT”

1. KonstantinMiller says:

   July 7, 2009 at 2:10 am

   I have been looking looking around for this kind of information. Will you post some more in future? I’ll be grateful if you will.
2. Clement says:

   August 1, 2009 at 1:34 pm

   So im leaving to Sequoia national park tommorow and was wondering if anybody knew of spots for fishing some trout?
   Im kind of familiar with the Kawea river and with hume lake, just wondering if theres any other info I should know, thanks!
3. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 11/29/09 says:

   December 4, 2009 at 8:42 pm

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Castaic Lagoon (Map It) Castaic Lake (Map It) Elizabeth Lake (Map It) Hansen Lake (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir (Map It) Pyramid Lake  (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin (Map It) Chollas Reservoir (Map It) Lindo Lake (Map It) Lake Cachuma (Map It)  Casitas Lake (Map It) Lake Piru (Map It)  Rancho Simi Community Park Lake (Map It)   [...]
4. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 12/06/09 says:

   December 9, 2009 at 8:11 am

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Alondra Park Lake (Map It) Belvedere Park Lake (Map It) Cerritos Park Lake (Map It) Downey Wilderness Park Lake (Map It) Echo Park Lake (Map It) El Dorado Park Lakes (Map It) Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area (Map It) Hollenbeck Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It)  Lincoln Park Lake (Map It)  Laguna Lake (Map It) Cuyamaca Reservoir (Map It) [...]
5. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 12/13/09 says:

   December 15, 2009 at 10:12 pm

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Castaic Lagoon (Map It) Castaic Lake (Map It) Elizabeth Lake (Map It) Hansen Lake (Map It) Peck Road Park Lake (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir (Map It) Pyramid Lake  (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin (Map It) Carr Park Lake (Map It)  Chollas Reservoir (Map It) Eisenhower Park Lake (Map It) Greer Park Lake (Map It) Huntington Central Park Lake (Map It) Mile Square Park Lake (Map It) Tri-City Park Lake (Map It) Yorba Regional Park Lake (Map It) Lindo Lake (Map It) Morena Reservoir (Map It) Murray Reservoir (Map It) Lake Cachuma (Map It) Casitas Lake (Map It) Lake Piru (Map It) Rancho Simi Community Park Lake (Map It) [...]
6. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 12/27/09 says:

   January 6, 2010 at 5:59 pm

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Castaic Lagoon (Map It) Castaic Lake (Map It) Elizabeth Lake (Map It) Hansen Lake (Map It) Peck Road Park Lake (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir (Map It) Pyramid Lake  (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin (Map It) Carr Park Lake (Map It) Eisenhower Park Lake (Map It) Greer Park Lake (Map It) Huntington Central Park Lake (Map It) Mile Square Park Lake (Map It)  Tri-City Park Lake (Map It) Yorba Regional Park Lake (Map It) Chollas Reservoir (Map It) Lindo Lake (Map It) Morena Reservoir (Map It) Murray Reservoir (Map It) Lake Cachuma (Map It) Casitas Lake (Map It) Lake Piru (Map It) Rancho Simi Community Park Lake (Map It) [...]
7. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 01/03 says:

   January 6, 2010 at 6:19 pm

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Alondra Park Lake (Map It) Belvedere Park Lake (Map It) Cerritos Park Lake (Map It) Downey Wilderness Park Lake (Map It) Echo Park Lake (Map It) El Dorado Park Lakes (Map It) Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area (Map It) Hollenbeck Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It) Legg Lake (Map It) Lincoln Park Lake (Map It) Carr Park Lake (Map It) Eisenhower Park Lake (Map It) Greer Park Lake (Map It) Laguna Lake (Map It) Chollas Reservoir (Map It) Lindo Lake (Map It) Murray Reservoir (Map It) [...]
8. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 01/10/10 says:

   January 12, 2010 at 9:02 pm

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Castaic Lagoon (Map It) Castaic Lake (Map It) Elizabeth Lake (Map It) Hansen Lake (Map It) Peck Road Park Lake (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir (Map It) Pyramid Lake  (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin (Map It) Centenniel Regional Park Lake (Map It) Mile Square Park Lake (Map It) Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake (Map It) Tri-City Park Lake (Map It)  Lake Cachuma (Map It) Casitas Lake (Map It) Lake Piru (Map It) Rancho Simi Community Park Lake (Map It) [...]
9. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 01/17/10 says:

   January 20, 2010 at 10:51 pm

   [...] (Rainbow Trout) Alondra Park Lake (Map It) Belvedere Park Lake (Map It) Cerritos Park Lake (Map It) Downey Wilderness Park Lake (Map It) Echo Park Lake (Map It) El Dorado Park Lakes (Map It) Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area (Map It) Hollenbeck Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It) Legg Lake (Map It) Lincoln Park Lake (Map It) Pyramid Lake  (Map It) Eisenhower Park Lake (Map It) Greer Park Lake (Map It) Huntington Central Park Lake (Map It) Laguna Lake (Map It) Yorba Regional Park Lake (Map It)   [...]
10. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 01/24/10 says:

    January 26, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    [...] (Rainbow Trout) Alondra Park Lake (Map It) Cerritos Park Lake (Map It) Downey Wilderness Park Lake (Map It) El Dorado Park Lakes (Map It) Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area (Map It) Hollenbeck Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It) Legg Lake (Map It) Lincoln Park Lake (Map It) Pyramid Lake  (Map It)  Centenniel Regional Park Lake (Map It) Laguna Lake (Map It) Mile Square Park Lake (Map It) Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake (Map It) Tri-City Park Lake (Map It) Yorba Regional Park Lake (Map It) Lake Cachuma (Map It) Casitas Lake (Map It) [...]
11. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 01/31/2010 says:

    February 2, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    [...] (Rainbow Trout) Carr Park Lake (Map It) Eisenhower Park Lake (Map It) Greer Park Lake (Map It) Huntington Central Park Lake (Map It) Chollas Reservoir (Map It)  Lindo Lake (Map It) Murray Reservoir (Map It) [...]
12. UrbanFlyVentures » FISH OF THE WEEK says:

    February 4, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    [...] Usually ever year I can’t wait for the winter time to come, it brings the Holiday Season and Trout Fishing Season here to Southern California. Yet, this year was different. I found myself fishing [...]
13. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 02/14/10 says:

    February 16, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    [...] (Rainbow Trout) Alondra Park Lake (Map It) Belvedere Park Lake (Map It) Cerritos Park Lake (Map It) Echo Park Lake (Map It) El Dorado Park Lakes (Map It) Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area (Map It) Hollenbeck Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It) Legg Lake (Map It) Lincoln Park Lake (Map It) Little Rock Reservoir (Map It) Peck Road Park Lake (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin (Map It) [...]
14. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 02/21/10 says:

    February 24, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    [...] (Rainbow Trout) Downey Wilderness Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It) Centenniel Regional Park Lake (Map It) Laguna Lake (Map It) Mile Square Park Lake (Map It) Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake (Map It) Tri-City Park Lake (Map It) Yorba Regional Park Lake (Map It) Cuyamaca Reservoir (Map It) Morena Reservoir (Map It) [...]
15. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 02/28/10 says:

    March 2, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    [...] (Rainbow Trout) Alondra Park Lake (Map It) Belvedere Park Lake (Map It) Cerritos Park Lake (Map It) Downey Wilderness Park Lake (Map It) Echo Park Lake (Map It) El Dorado Park Lakes (Map It) Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area (Map It) Hansen Lake  (Map It) Hollenbeck Park Lake (Map It) La Mirada Lake (Map It) Legg Lake (Map It) Lincoln Park Lake (Map It) Little Rock Reservoir  (Map It) Peck Road Park Lake  (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir  (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin  (Map It) Carr Park Lake  (Map It) Eisenhower Park Lake (Map It) Greer Park Lake (Map It) Huntington Central Park Lake (Map It) Laguna Lake (Map It) Trabuco Creek  (Map It) Chollas Reservoir  (Map It) Lindo Lake  (Map It) Murray Reservoir  (Map It)     [...]
16. UrbanFlyVentures » DFG FISH PLANTING SCHEDULE WEEK OF 03/07/10 says:

    March 8, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    [...] (Rainbow Trout) Castaic Lake (Map It) Elizabeth Lake (Map It) Hansen Lake (Map It) Legg Lake  (Map It) Peck Road Park Lake (Map It) Puddingstone Reservoir (Map It) Santa Fe Flood Control Basin (Map It) Centenniel Regional Park Lake (Map It) Mile Square Park Lake (Map It) Ralph Clark Regional Park Lake (Map It) Tri-City Park Lake (Map It) Yorba Regional Park Lake (Map It) Cuyamaca Reservoir (Map It) [...]