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Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

  • About
  • Type: Fat.
  • Varieties: Lake trout, river trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, steelhead trout, many local varieties.
  • Characteristics: Soft, fine-textured flesh with rich, delicate flavor. Color of flesh may be white, pink, or reddish.
  • Weight: Lake trout: 4 to 10 lb (1.8 to 4.5 kg). Others: ½ to 3 lb (0.23 to 1.4 kg).