Brown Trout Incentivized Harvest

The Brown Trout Incentivized Harvest has been discontinued and, due to current program limitations, we do not anticipate being able to restart it in the near future.

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Know Your Trout

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I'm a Brown Trout
Credit: Image - Iowa DNR

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I'm a Rainbow Trout
Credit: Image - Iowa DNR

1. Spots – Brown Trout often have red-orange spots with many spots having a blue-gray “halo”; spots are large. Rainbow Trout have numerous black spots lacking a “halo”, spots are typically small.

2. Tail – Brown Trout have few or no spots on their tail; Rainbow Trout have distinct radiating spots on their tail.

3. Body – Brown Trout have a brown-yellow body. Rainbow Trout have a olive-bluish back; adults typically have noticeable pink sides.