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golden trout

American  

noun

  1. a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.


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There is also market-price caviar service, with golden trout roe, California sturgeon and sustainable golden osetra, which can be accompanied with wine, by the glass or bottle.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023

Adams: When you cultivate a blue rose or catch a golden trout, it’s a good day.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2021

Last week, the Utah DWR announced new state records for the black crappie, Yellowstone cutthroat trout, golden trout and splake fish.

From Fox News ● Aug. 6, 2020

Menus are custom, too, with of-the-moment dishes like smoked Idaho golden trout and chile-smoked antelope loin.

From Time Magazine Archive

The golden trout has been transplanted into other Sierra streams, in some of which, notably the open upper waters of the Middle Fork of the Kings, it has thrived and maintained its vivid hue.

From The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard

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