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How to catch Green trout

Salmo viridis Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2015

About Green trout fishing

The green trout is a distinct freshwater salmonid fish belonging to the family Salmonidae and genus Salmo, endemic to a single high altitude oligotrophic lake in Morocco. It features a fusiform body shape with a truncate caudal fin, an adipose fin, and a characteristic unspotted coloration that separates it from other regional trout. Growing up to moderate dimensions in deep cold waters, it spends most of the year in the depths before migrating to shallow sandy lake shores during late autumn to complete its annual spawning cycle.

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Average size

    30 cm

  • Habitat

    Freshwater

  • Season

    Spring, Summer, Autumn

Green trout

Adipose fin

Small fleshy fin between dorsal and tail marks it as a salmonid.

Caudal shape

The truncate caudal fin shape helps separate it from deeply forked species.

Spotless body

Absence of body spots helps differentiate this species from typical brown trout.

Green trout fishing facts

Characteristics

  • Typical size

    30 cm (max 43 cm SL )

  • Typical weight

    0.2 kg (max 0.9 kg )

  • Body shape

    Fusiform / Normal

  • Vulnerability score

    51.5

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Peak

  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Active

  • Midday

    High sun

    Low

  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Low

  • Dusk

    Last light

    Peak

  • Night

    After dark

    Low

When to fish for Green trout

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How to catch Green trout

Tips for catching Green trout

Angling for this critically endangered lacustrine salmonid demands a respectful catch and release approach using lightweight tackle suited for deep, clear alpine waters. Target the steep drop offs and offshore zones where these fish hold for the majority of the year, switching to shallow shorelines during the late autumn spawning period when adults move in over sandy bottoms. Presentation requires delicate subsurface tactics with small feathered streamers on a fly rod or fine-action spoons and spinners cast on light spinning gear to imitate natural aquatic invertebrates and small forage fish.

Other names for Green trout

Local and alternate names anglers use for Green trout.

  • Green trout

Best equipment to catch Green trout

Compare fishing methods for Green trout — sized kit for each technique.

Note: Typical fish is 0.2 kg Our algorithm will suggest the best equipment for you based on this weight.

Best lures and baits for Green trout

Ranked lures and natural baits from every method, best first.

How Green trout migrates — Potamodromous

Migrates within rivers and lakes only. Fish upstream runs and seasonal lake movements, not saltwater.

How Green trout migrates — Potamodromous 1. Eggs: Laid on gravel or weed upstream or in flooded shallows. 2. Larvae: Fry drift or swim down to slower water. 3. Adults: Feed in the main river or lake. 4. Spawners: Move upstream or into the shallows to spawn.
Upstream Main river or lake

1 Eggs

Upstream

Laid on gravel or weed upstream or in flooded shallows.

2 Larvae

→ Main river or lake

Fry drift or swim down to slower water.

3 Adults

Main river or lake

Feed in the main river or lake.

4 Spawners

→ Upstream

Move upstream or into the shallows to spawn.

The whole cycle stays in fresh water.

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Diet and behavior of Green trout

  • Diet

    Carnivore

  • Hunts

    Dawn · Dusk

Where Green trout lives

Lives near the bottom but swims in the water just above it. Cover the lower column, not only the mud.

Habitats
Freshwater
Depth zone
Depth not recorded
Water column
Benthopelagic
Just above the bed

Where this species lives