Diet: These predatory fish eat flying insects, aquatic insects, and small fish.
Favored Habitat: Cold, clear waters.
Where to Find: Rainbow Trout are native to western North America, and they have been widely planted elsewhere as sport fish. Around Las Vegas, look for this species in Lake Mead and the Colorado River, and also in Cold Creek on the northeast side of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.
Comments: Rainbow Trout were planted all over the world and are the most important sport fish in Nevada. |