Muddy Trout!!

[Lifeguard]

Ok,  I have a pond full of rainbow trout, the oldest of which is going on three years, so they are starting to get to a nice size now.  Sounds great right, well the trouble is that they are like eating a handful of mud.  Anyone have any recipes or suggestions on how to get rid of the mud flavour.  They are pellet fed for the summer, and I run an aerator to prevent winter kill and improve water quality.

[eyedoktr]

My guess is that it is the pellet food that is causing the muddy taste. When trout here are first stocked, they taste terrible (muddy?). After a week in the stream, they are fine.

[Lifeguard]

Well, that poses a problem, as I've stocked to a point that the natural food supply will not support that many fish.  They have only been fed a half dozen times or so since the ice went off a couple weeks back, so I'll have to catch one now and see if they taste any better right now.

[FISHMAN247]

FEED THEM CORN AND FAT HEADS.  ITLL TAKE A MONTH OR SO BUT NIBBLET CORN WILL HELP THE FLAVOR OF YOUR TROUT

[Lifeguard]

Oh, so the trout get to eat better than I do!!!  Just kidding, I'll give it a try, thanks for the tip.