The native fish size varies. A twelve-inch fish is a good catch for a river system, except Alaska where the trout get much larger. Normal size for an inland lake rainbow is five to seven pounds. B.C. Hence the name Kamloops. One taken from Jewel Lake, B.C. broke the scales at fifty-two lbs.
Rainbows can stand the warmest water of our trout.
Their optimum temperature range is between 55 to 60 degrees F. A temperature of 80 degrees is lethal. Resident stream rainbows inhabit riffle pools, areas below waterfalls, and underneath banks and bush. They are seeking food and cover areas. Rainbows will eat a varied diet. It includes worms, small fish, all kinds of terrestrials and aquatic insects, fish eggs and even a small bird or mammal.