Pond Trout Meat Colour - 04/28/21 03:49 PM
Hello everyone,
I've noticed in my pond over the four years I have had trout, the meat colour of the trout has gone from bright orange (considered ideal) to very white, similar to bass (considered less ideal). This happened before I switched from natural diet only to pellet feeding. I know meat colour is largely cosmetic only, but it is nice to have bright red or orange trout meat instead of it having a paler colour.
Here is what my trout meat used to look like.
Here is what it now looks like.
Here is what a natural trout's meat looks like that I caught in a local river (these are migratory trout (steelhead)).
Would anyone be willing to share what their trout's meat looks like, whether they are pellet fed or natural? I think it will be interesting to see the variation in colour.
I've noticed in my pond over the four years I have had trout, the meat colour of the trout has gone from bright orange (considered ideal) to very white, similar to bass (considered less ideal). This happened before I switched from natural diet only to pellet feeding. I know meat colour is largely cosmetic only, but it is nice to have bright red or orange trout meat instead of it having a paler colour.
Here is what my trout meat used to look like.
Here is what it now looks like.
Here is what a natural trout's meat looks like that I caught in a local river (these are migratory trout (steelhead)).
Would anyone be willing to share what their trout's meat looks like, whether they are pellet fed or natural? I think it will be interesting to see the variation in colour.