golden trout

noun

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.

The writer is possibly the first white man to ever catch one of the golden trout.

The golden trout are small, rarely reaching a length of more than fifteen inches.

The golden trout of Golden Trout Creek has been introduced into several creeks and has done well.

The golden trout of Volcano Creek is the handsomest and gamest.

Popularly it is known as the golden trout; its scientific name is Salmo Rooseveltii.

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