Were Any Trout Species Native To The Ozarks?

[Jump n Fish]

I've heard a lot of mixed info on this and figured this was the best place to ask this question. Somebody told me that all self supporting trout streams in the ozarks were introduced with trout at one time, and yet I've read articles that only certain species were stocked (rainbows), and that other species were actually native to a few places.

Any experts on this?

Maybe I'm confusing just the state of Arkansas with the Ozarks in general being that they weren't native to Arkansas, but some places in Missouri they were native?

[ness]

No trout are native to MO or AR. Brown trout are native to Europe. Rainbows are native to the western US. Brook trout are native to Eastern/Upper Midwest of US. Cutthroats are native to Western US.

All trout around here were introduced. But, there are self-sustaining populations of rainbows and browns in spring creeks and tailwaters around here.

[Jump n Fish]

Good info, thanks.

[mic]

Aren't all the Brown trout streams supplemented with stocking?

[ness]

Them brown trout down in AR have figured out how to do it.

[dbaltz]

The only trout that are native in the US are species in California. Browns were brought over from Germany.

[mic]

The only trout that are native in the US are species in California. Browns were brought over from Germany.

I'm pretty sure cuts and brookies are native.

[Jump n Fish]

_{Brookies are definitely native to the US as I know from my studies that its one of the few native fish that inhabited the streams in my homestate of Nebraska. Pretty sure cutts were native too to the rockies.}

_{Brookies aren't technically a trout though, they are actually in the char family.}

[dbaltz]

Ah yes I did not say what species. And if my memory serves me right the comment I made may only stand for native bows.

[jdmidwest]

German Brown Trout, hence the name, is from German stock. Cutts and Brookies are US natives and Rainbows.

Missouri prefers strains of McLoud Rainbows that came from the McLoud River out west and were originally stocked from trains in certain rivers. Crane Creek has been attempted to be managed as an original strain that has done well in our climate.