All steelhead start life as rainbow trout, but not all rainbow trout will become steelhead. Confused? You’re not alone.

DEC conducted its annual sampling of rainbow trout spawning ... Many of the fish netted and examined bore circular scars of parasitic sea lamprey, a species DEC has been working to get under ...

Fresh rainbow trout is widely available, either whole or as fillets. It is also sold both hot- and cold-smoked. Whole rainbow trout need the guts, head, gills and bitter tasting blood-line removed ...

The survey provides an opportunity for anglers to check on trout population in the creek ahead of the Finger Lakes tributary season on April 1.