plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various salmonid food and sport fishes that are mostly smaller than the typical salmons and are anadromous or restricted to cool clear fresh water:
a
: any of various Old or New World fishes (genera Salmo, Salvelinus, and Oncorhynchus) compare brown trout, rainbow trout
b
2
: any of various fishes (such as the largemouth bass) held to resemble the true trouts
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The app includes maps and suggestions on places to fish from the shore, from on a boat, as a family or by species of fish including catfish, bass, trout, walleye and more.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
While there are numerous healthy seafood options available, sardines, salmon, oysters, mackerel, trout, and clams are among the most nutritious and sustainable choices.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 July 2025
Redfish, trout, and sheepshead are plentiful, and charters can be arranged through any number of local marinas.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Water temperatures must stay below 60 degrees for salmon and trout eggs to survive.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
While there are numerous healthy seafood options available, sardines, salmon, oysters, mackerel, trout, and clams are among the most nutritious and sustainable choices.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 July 2025
Redfish, trout, and sheepshead are plentiful, and charters can be arranged through any number of local marinas.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Water temperatures must stay below 60 degrees for salmon and trout eggs to survive.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
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trout
noun
plural trout also trouts
1
: any of various edible fishes that are mostly smaller than the related salmons, are restricted to cool clear fresh water or spend time at sea before returning to fresh water to breed, and are often speckled with dark colors
2
: any of various fishes that resemble the true trouts
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