Freshwater species guide

Golden Trout Fishing

Golden Trout is a freshwater fish.

Golden Trout

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for golden trout

The heaviest golden trout each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Pennsylvania 13 lb. 8 oz. Mahoning CreekSchuylkill Co. 2008 Eli Borgersource
Rhode Island 12.57 lb Olney Pond 2019 J. Lopez Jr.source
Wyoming 11.25 lbs. Cook LakeSublette County 1948 C.S. Reed - Omaha, NEsource
West Virginia 9.72 lb Little Beaver Lake 2023 Charles Lilly, Jr.source
Oregon 7 lbs 10 oz Eagle Cap Wilderness 1987 Douglas Whitesource
Montana 5.43 lbs. Cave Lake 7/16 Mike Malixisource
Colorado 3 lb 12 oz Kelly LakeJackson 1979 Donald O' Learysource
Utah 1.18 lb Marsh Lake 2019 Isaac Vancesource
Nevada 0.94 lb Hidden LakesElko 1969 Don Cappssource
Idaho — Pass Lake 08/2 James Taylorsource

Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.

Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.