For some dumb reason all the goldens seem to hang out near the surface most of the time, and the rainbows tend to hang out near the bottom. The goldens definitely follow lures and baits much more than the rainbows and we catch 2 goldens to 1 rainbow.
It drives me crazy, because we have an osprey that keeps swooping down and plucking up a golden trout every morning!
I cook trout mainly on the grill within 2 days of being caught. If I dont cook em in time, then I just saute the meat on the stove and mix it in with a whole bunch of cream cheese or sour cream (whichever is available, and sometimes both) shredded chedder, chives and spices to taste, occasionally some liquid smoke, and sometimes some shrimp pieces or crab meat. Then dip liberally with crackers!
