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The Redband Trout Complex
The redband trout are a distinctive form of rainbow trout (O. mykiss) that sport a dark red colors their lateral line. Redband trout are regarded as an inland or interior form of rainbow trout. Redband trout subspecies include:
Columbia River redband trout (O.m. gairdneri) of the Columbia River drainage,
Great Basin redband trout (O.m. newberrii) of the northwestern Great Basin, and
Sacramento River redband trout (O.m. stonei) of the upper Sacramento River drainage.
A redband trout
Native Range
Native redband trout are present in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alberta and British Columbia. Their historic range also extends into Utah and Wyoming as well.
Challenges
The redband trout is included in the Western Native Trout Challenge, though with some restrictions. For instance, the Klamath River redband trout populations in California are excluded from this challenge as well as the California Heritage Trout Challenge.
This article was authored by Kurt Zeilenga as part of our Western States Trout Species series.
Suggestions on how to improve this article may be sent to Kurt@TroutAdventures.org.
Additional Reading
Trout and Salmon of North America by Robert Behnke
Distribution and Status of Redband Trout in the Interior Columbia River Basin and Portions of the Klamath River and Great Basins by Russell Thurow, et. al., 2007.
Status and Conservation of the Interior Redband Trout in the Western United States by Clint Muhlfeld, et. al., 2015.
Interior Redband Trout Species by Western Native Trout Initiative
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