Golden trout
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![Golden trout from within the John Muir Wilderness.](/Images/godic/202501/15/Goldentroutwiki2529.jpg")
![Golden trout caught in a high mountain lake of the Wind River Range.](/Images/godic/202501/15/Wind_River_08_0422529.jpg")
The California golden trout, or simply the golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita), is a subspecies of the rainbow trout native to California. The golden trout is native to Golden Trout Creek (tributary to the Kern River), Volcano Creek (tributary to Golden Trout Creek), and the South Fork Kern River.