Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding Pond Trout Meat Colour

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.