When to Catch Trout in Colorado

Trout are available to catch all year round in Colorado. Colorado is home to five different species of trout to fish for including rainbow, brook, brown, lake, and cutthroat trout. The best time to fish for trout is in the late spring around dusk or dawn.

Virginia Trout Limit

Shenandoah National Park, brook trout should be at least nine inches in length, and rainbow and brown trout still abide by the seven-inch minimum length limit.

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Trout Limit in Michigan

The daily bag limit for trout caught in inland Michigan waters is five fish with only three measuring greater than fifteen inches in length. There are certain inland waters where the daily limit for brook trout is ten fish.

Trout Limit in Missouri

The daily Missouri trout limit is four fish. For rainbow trout, there is no size limit. However, harvested brown trout must measure at least fifteen inches in length. For certain blue-ribbon trout waters including Barren Fork Creek, Crane Creek, Blue Springs Creek, and Current River, the daily limit is one fish measuring at least eighteen inches in length.

Trout Limit in Tennessee

There are special exemption waters that have stricter limits on certain species as well as length limits. These can be found in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Fishing Guide under Trout Regulations.

South Dakota Trout Limit

The daily bag limit for trout in South Dakota is five fish. This includes any combination of brown, brook, rainbow, splake, lake trout, and salmon. Most of the trout species are restricted to a pocket on the western side of the state or in the Missouri River.

Trout Limit in Vermont

The daily bag limit for brown, brook, and rainbow trout for Vermont streams and rivers is eight fish, and for ponds and lakes is six fish. Harvest of more than five fish per species is prohibited. The daily bag limit for lake trout in combination with landlocked salmon is two fish.

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