How to Use trout in a Sentence

trout

noun
  • Catch trout, salmon, walleye, pike, and more.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
  • This turned out to be one of the real hotspots for large trout.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Look for slicks and diving birds to home in on the trout schools.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 23 Apr. 2021
  • These tiny black mayflies with clear wings are like candy to the trout.
    — Lydia Lohrer, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2018
  • And over the weeks and months, as the school remained closed, the trout grew.
    — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
  • Last week a whole school of trout floated up belly first.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Lake trout were once at the top of the Great Lakes food chain.
    — Jason Treat, Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The water is tranquil in the pools where the trout like to hide.
    — John Raby, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2022
  • In rivers, the trout are far smaller than most expect to see.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2019
  • Twin Falls was roaring and there was talk of trout near its base.
    — Christopher Reynoldsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
  • That’s larger than the trout that went into the lake last week.
    — Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The trout are on the smallish side, but there are plenty of them.
    — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 16 June 2020
  • Use something darker for your stronger fish like trout.
    — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There are meadows full of elk and rivers stacked with trout, steep slopes, and placid lakes.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Such is the case with many popular fish like trout, bass, perch.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Or board a fishing charter, for a chance to reel in salmon or trout.
    — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018
  • Tourists wearing bike shorts and fishing waders flood the trails and trout streams.
    — Robin Pfeifer, Midwest Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The trout weighed three pounds to seven; the sockeyes five to eight pounds.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • Their parents man the rows of food stands with tacos, trout, and carne asada.
    — Outside Online, 2 Oct. 2024
  • At least half the time, when there are mullet on a flat, there are reds or trout, or both.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 31 Oct. 2021
  • José parked beside one of the lakes, which was stocked with trout, for fishing.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The flies target trout, grayling, salmon, steelhead, pike and more.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lake trout have been in the lake for a little over 100 years.
    — Ryan Bergeron, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021
  • There are elk and bear, kestrels and ravens, tall grasses and deer, and trout in deep, cool pools.
    — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Not just cheese, but garlic cheese, was driving the trout crazy in near-by lakes.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • Reds are on rip-rap shores, under the bridges and sometimes mixed in with the trout.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 16 July 2021
  • But this was March and there was too much snow in the mountains to fish for trout.
    — Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • Inside, Roy is frying up trout just pulled from the lake.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • See It In the trout scene, hook rules are even more common.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • That went on from the start of trout season until bass fishing time.
    — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026

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