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.
1) Music from the Allen Family Band
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2) Illustrator
Leia Thomas
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[@chriscrofford2424]

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

[@flyfishinglondoner]

Thank you for your wonderful comment Chris, I am humbled.

[@kgm4368]

Great video!

[@jamesalexander4203]

Looking forward to this.

[@leslieaustin151]

Found this very interesting, thank you. Les in Chester

[@flyfishinglondoner]

This was my first foray into documentary making and really enjoyable.

[@JS-zy6pw]

Outstanding

[@flyfishinglondoner]

Many thanks for your kind words!

[@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 !

[@flyfishinglondoner]

Thank you for checking it out. Feel free to share away. Regards Tim.

[@jamesalexander4203]

@@flyfishinglondoner many thanks Tim, I was down to London yesterday as it goes and i thought of packing my rucksack and a Rod…if you wish to join me on the Dove for Grayling lets make a plan

[@outinthebushnz]

Epic. Appreciate the effort you went into to produce this

[@frumpton_chunk]

Brilliant

[@flyfishinglondoner]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@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.

[@flyfishinglondoner]

Wow, the interesting to read. I can imagine that they're gorgeous fish. We have a couple of wild populations here in the UK and they're stunning.

[@tonylowry9179]

Crane creek I fish there all the time and have caught them redband mccloud rainbows from 3 inches to 18 inches there so magnificent and unique no other trout looks like it truly at little treasure the theses ozark hills

[@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

[@flyfishinglondoner]

Thanks for checking the vids out. NZ looks an amazing place to live and fish.

[@georgefairweathermoonlight4]

@@flyfishinglondoner yea cuz, its the centre of my universe!!