Trout, rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
(Walbaum, 1792); SALMONIDAE FAMILY; also called steelhead, Kamloops, redband trout, Eagle Lake trout, Kern River trout, Shasta trout, San Gorgonio trout, Nelson trout, Whitney trout, silver trout
It is native to the west coast of North America from southern Alaska to Durango, Mexico and inland as far as central Alberta in Canada and Idaho and Nevada in the U.S. It has been extensively introduced across the lower Canadian provinces and throughout the area of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast, south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia and Alabama, east in the southern U.S. to western Te... Read More
It is native to the west coast of North America from southern Alaska to Durango, Mexico and inland as far as central Alberta in Canada and Idaho and Nevada in the U.S. It has been extensively introduced across the lower Canadian provinces and throughout the area of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast, south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia and Alabama, east in the southern U.S. to western Te... Read More

All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
21.77 kg
(48
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle Length World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
94 cm
All-Tackle Length Fly World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
78 cm
All-Tackle Length Junior World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
cm
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
11.82 kg
(26
lb 1
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
12.70 kg
(28
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
19.79 kg
(43
lb 10
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
15.65 kg
(34
lb 8
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
18.43 kg
(40
lb 10
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
16.90 kg
(37
lb 4
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
21.77 kg
(48
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
17.29 kg
(38
lb 2
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
12.02 kg
(26
lb 8
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
2.91 kg
(6
lb 7
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
6.12 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
8.61 kg
(18
lb 16
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
13.30 kg
(29
lb 5
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
7.94 kg
(17
lb 8
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
7.03 kg
(15
lb 8
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
5.22 kg
(11
lb 8
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-24 kg (50 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-37 kg (80 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
9.90 kg
(21
lb 13
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
13.30 kg
(29
lb 5
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
10.46 kg
(23
lb 1
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
11.11 kg
(24
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
14.05 kg
(30
lb 15
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
13.38 kg
(29
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
11.20 kg
(24
lb 11
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
4.59 kg
(10
lb 2
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
6.24 kg
(13
lb 12
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
6.12 kg
(13
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
6.58 kg
(14
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
7.03 kg
(15
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
7.94 kg
(17
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
7.26 kg
(16
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
8.59 kg
(18
lb 15
oz)
F-Smallfry
6.35 kg
(14
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
12.72 kg
(28
lb 1
oz)
Fishing World Records
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