Do I need to get special trout food? I now use either the TSC farm pond 36% protein feed, or a similar feed from the local farm co-op. The hatchery where I get my fish has food, but it sure seems expensive.
If I do adopt special trout feed, and my BG feeding season overlaps with the trout feeding season, will the same food be OK for both?
Since you are not actually "culturing" your fish, I would guess that 36% would be adequate to maintain fish health in cool water. If you were trying to grow monsters year-round I would be more apt to be particular about their diet. I think that what little feed gets consumed in a few winter months that the trout would do fine on 36%, and that the bluegill that actually are eating that time of year would suffer no ill effects if they were eating a higher protein (41-45%) feed that was specific to the trout. In other words, let the fish tell you if they don't like the feed.
