Rather than build a nest, they simply scatter their eggs over the lake bottom. Trout eggs are larger and fewer in number than those of many other fish species. For example, while a mature female walleye may have 50,000 to 100,000 eggs, a mature female trout may only have 1,000 to 3,000 eggs. An interesting fact is that although rainbow trout spawn later than other New York trout species, their eggs still hatch at about the same time in the spring. This is because the amount of time required for fish eggs to develop depends on the water temperature.
Eggs develop faster in warm water than in cool water.
Fishing Trout provide some of the most widespread and varied fishing of any freshwater game fish. They can be fished from large boats on the Great Lakes and from canoes on small Adirondack ponds. Generations of anglers have enjoyed trout fishing by wading in or from the shores of Catskill streams. Trout can be caught on just about any kind of artificial lure, including dry flies, wet flies, spinners, and spoons, as well as on live bait such as minnows and worms. So much has been written about trout fishing that one could get the idea it is a very difficult and complicated activity.