A “Gold Rush” on one of the prettiest fish

A “Gold Rush” on one of the prettiest fish

Source: wfxrtv

3/13/2023

Credit: West Virginia DNR

It has been said the Mountain State is almost Heaven, and now West Virginia is about to get a little more heavenly for anglers.

That is because the annual West Virginia Gold Rush is just weeks away. The Gold Rush is a yearly event to celebrate the golden trout. Golden trout are a strain of rainbow trout that are gold in color. The strain was developed sixty years ago by West Virginia Department of Natural Resources fisheries managers.

This year’s Gold Rush will run from March 28 to April 8. During that time more than 50 thousand golden trout will be stocked in lakes and streams around West Virginia. Some of those bodies of water are a short drive away from the southwest and central Virginia.

Trout, Rainbow

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