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Trucha arcoíris: Una divertida salida a pescar para la familia

by Kathy Andrews Wright |  August 1, 2023 |  Organismos Acuáticos, Recreación
A beautiful rainbow trout of a good size sets lays within a net.

Foto de Blake Ruebush.

El sábado 21 de octubre de 2023, los pescadores se alinearán en las costas de casi 60 estanques, lagos y arroyos en todo Illinois, mirando ansiosamente el reloj. A las cinco de la mañana se lanzarán líneas al agua. ¡Es la temporada de otoño de truchas en Illinois!

“Nuestro programa de truchas capturables es una actividad familiar divertida y popular, y una gran oportunidad para introducir a los niños en la pesca”, comentó Mike McClelland, jefe de la División de Pesca del Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Illinois (IDNR). Aquellos interesados en llevar a los niños a pescar truchas apreciarán los consejos disponibles en Taking Kids Fishing.

A man in a short-sleeved, button down shirt and ballcap stands with six children posing with the fish that they caught.
¡A prepararse! La pesca de truchas es divertida para toda la familia. Foto de Blake Ruebush.

“La temporada de otoño de truchas es popular por muchas razones”, continuó McClelland. “En primer lugar, el simple hecho de estar al aire libre en un agradable día de otoño atrae a muchas personas. Y para colmo, la temporada de truchas ofrece la oportunidad de pescar un pez colorido y luchador, y luego cerrar el día con una comida sabrosa y recién cosechada”. McClelland señaló que muchas personas afirman que la trucha arcoíris sabe mejor que muchas otras especies.

A man wearing a pullover sweatshirt, camoflage stocking cap, and black glasses takes a selfie with a rainbow trout.
Foto cortesía de Steve Beltrán.

Originaria de la cuenca del Océano Pacífico de los Estados Unidos y Canadá, las primeras poblaciones de trucha arco iris en Illinois ocurrieron antes de 1900. Desde 1994, el Programa de Trucha Capturable de Illinois ha ofrecido oportunidades de pesca de trucha arco iris en primavera y otoño en aguas específicas.

“El Programa de Trucha Capturable de Illinois está respaldado, en parte, por los ingresos obtenidos de la venta de sellos de trucha interior que respaldan las temporadas de trucha de primavera y otoño,” dijo McClelland. “Anualmente, IDNR almacena más de 160.000 truchas arco iris, la mitad de los peces se almacenan en la primavera y el resto se libera en el otoño.”

Kathy Andrews Wright retired from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources where she was editor of OutdoorIllinois magazine. She is currently the editor of OutdoorIllinois Journal.

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