Once the female rainbow trout reaches the desired spawning grounds, she begins to clear a depression for a nest, called a “redd,” in the riverbed using her tail. Once the redd is full of eggs, the ...

DEC fisheries staff collected 104 adult rainbow trout at Naples Creek - 38 male and 66 female. The largest trout sampled was a 29.8-inch-long, 10.07 pound female, according to DEC biologists.

State Rep. Sheryl Delozier, 88th Legislative District (Cumberland County), holds a 3-year-old female rainbow trout during the spawning process. Waterways Conservation Officer Jonathan Stark was ...

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission proposes study to stock hatchery trout in a wild trout stream, Freeman Run. The study ...

This 10.6-pound female rainbow trout, displayed by fisheries biologist Brad Hammers, was among dozens of rainbows netted in Catharine Creek near Montour Falls during DEC's annual sampling of the ...

"Several female trout are still hard (haven't yet laid their eggs) which is always a good sign. By April 1, there will be a few. It might not be like years past, unless we get a real cold snap." ...

The state’s eight trout hatcheries combined are expected to release approximately 2.4 million rainbow, 693,000 brown, 125,000 brook and 14,000 golden rainbow trout.

Congratulations to Hailey Thomas of Rigby on landing a new catch-and-release state record from Henrys Lake. Hailey hooked the 36-inch long monster rainbow/cutthroat hybrid on Oct. 4 while fishing with ...