u/riptillyousquirtle

Was talking with someone last night about a dark colored trout I had recently caught. Reminded me of one I caught years ago as well. The one from years ago is the brook trout, I noticed it was a very dark color. This trout lived under a bridge in an irrigation ditch that gets very hot. I presumed to stay out of the heat.

The second is a golden trout I caught a few weeks ago. Does anyone know why they are so much darker than what you normally see? I’ll attach a picture of another golden I caught that day for comparison.