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Redband Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri

Run Timing

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Adult Return
Juv. Outmigration
AdultsPeakJuveniles
Sources: StreamNet, ODFW, WDFW, IDFG

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Watershed associations from NFS field surveys. Run timing from StreamNet, ODFW, WDFW, IDFG life history tables, reviewed 2025. Population data from StreamNet when available.

Redband Trout are a subspecies of Rainbow Trout. Redbands are typically found in high desert rivers of Oregon, Washington, Montana, California, and Nevada. A somewhat anomalous population of Redbands exists in the McKenzie River of Oregon, which is now a tributary of the Willamette, but was historically a tributary of the Deschutes. Redbands are often more brightly colored than their coastal kin and can tolerate higher water temperatures. Redbands also have an increased resistance to C. shasta compared to coastal Rainbows, which was likely selected for by the warmer temperatures of the rivers in which they are found.