Peach
Stillwater Fanatic
I think this is a primarily Oregon question, but can anyone explain the difference between a Redside Rainbow Trout which is found in the Deschutes River System and a Redband Rainbow Trout which are native wild fish located in most rivers systems East of the Cascades?
The ODFW mentions if you catch a wild native Rainbow Trout East of the Cascades, it is most likely a Redband. The wild Rainbow Trout from the Metolius, Crooked, Klamath Lake, Williamson, Blitzen, and McKenzie River are all Redbands.
Seems to me that the Redside kind of another subspecies of the Redband that is found on the Deschutes. Are there Redsides that are in other systems besides the Deschutes?
Is location the only distinction between the two or is there any visible physical differences between the two?
Peach
The ODFW mentions if you catch a wild native Rainbow Trout East of the Cascades, it is most likely a Redband. The wild Rainbow Trout from the Metolius, Crooked, Klamath Lake, Williamson, Blitzen, and McKenzie River are all Redbands.
Seems to me that the Redside kind of another subspecies of the Redband that is found on the Deschutes. Are there Redsides that are in other systems besides the Deschutes?
Is location the only distinction between the two or is there any visible physical differences between the two?
Peach