Can you still eat trout?

Question

me and my dad were fishing yesterday and caught a rainbow trout and threw it back because he said it was no good can i eat any trout i catch for the rest of the summer

Answer 1

Since most trout habitat is clear, cool water, why would you suspect a problem with edibility?

Answer 2

IT should be perfectly fine to eat. He probably threw it back because it was too small.  It could also be a lack of trout population in the lake you were fishing and the locals have forbidden keeping any rainbows.

Answer 3

My opinion, it depends on where you live, in the high country lakes where I fish it would be OK, but fish taken in lower algae filled lakes would probably not taste too good this time of year.

Answer 4

the only trout problem ive had was-

me and my freind were fishing and caught a large sunfish and a 10in trout we decided to start a fire and cook the 2 fish  the sunfish was perfict but when we gutted the trout its meat and blood were green : P yuck