A Flyfisher's History of the Rainbow Trout

The rainbow trout, originally native to the Pacific rim stretching from Mexico to Kamchatka, Russia, is the number one cultured trout globally and is now found on every continent bar Antarctica.
In 2011 Anders Halverson, an award winning journalist, fisherman and aquatic ecologist wrote a book entitled 'An Entirely Synthetic Fish'. The book detailed how in an attempt to establish Pacific salmon runs in the Atlantic states to replace the Atlantic salmon runs that had largely disappeard due to environmental degradation, rainbow trout inadvertently became the primary salmonid of America's burgeoning fish hatchery culture.
This video is based upon that book.
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2) Illustrator
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[@chriscrofford2424]

That is absolutely fantastic ! The fishing , the music, the history, all of it !!!!

[@jamesalexander4203]

Looking forward to this.

[@JS-zy6pw]

Outstanding

[@kgm4368]

Great video!

[@leslieaustin151]

Found this very interesting, thank you. Les in Chester

[@frumpton_chunk]

Brilliant

[@jamesalexander4203]

Wow, this is simply superb. May I share this to my Fly Fishing Society - Lloyds FFS and Pifflers ? All of our members will be interested in this I’m sure. One of the best things I’ve seen on the topic. Well done !

[@outinthebushnz]

Epic. Appreciate the effort you went into to produce this

[@georgefairweathermoonlight4]

ironic , the runs of salmon in the rakaia have bee very poor the last few years. pretty sure our rainbows are from the mcloud strain? via tasmainia. your vids a great keep making them

[@kgm4368]

Because of the introduction of other species of Trout in the McLoud the original Red Band McLoud Rainbow are found in only one river in the world today. It was introduced in 1881 in a small spring creek in Missouri (that will go unmentioned) and to this day are believed to be the only pure strain of RBMR’s left in the world. They are beautiful hardy fish with a bright red band on their side. Somehow God has found a way to protect them with wise men managing and conserving their habitat since 1881.