Editing Trout (section)

==Diet==
[[File:Truite doree.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|[[Golden trout]], ''Oncorhynchus aguabonita'']]
Trout generally feed on other fish, and soft-bodied aquatic [[invertebrate]]s, such as [[Diptera|flies]], [[mayfly|mayflies]], [[Trichoptera|caddisflies]], [[Plecoptera|stoneflies]], [[mollusk]]s and [[Odonata|dragonflies]]. In lakes, various species of [[Plankton|zooplankton]] often form a large part of the diet. In general, trout longer than about {{convert|300|mm}} prey almost exclusively on fish, where they are available. Adult trout will devour smaller fish up to one-third of their length. Trout may feed on [[shrimp]], [[mealworm]]s, [[Chironomidae|bloodworms]], [[insect]]s, small animal parts, and [[eel]].

Trout who swim the streams love to feed on land animals, aquatic life, and flies.<ref name="Trout Food {{!}} Stream Explorers">{{Cite web|url=http://www.streamexplorers.org/fish-facts/trout-food|title=Trout Food {{!}} Stream Explorers|website=www.streamexplorers.org|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Most of their diet comes from macroinvertebrates, or animals that do not have a backbone like snails, worms, or insects. They also eat flies, and most people who try to use lures to fish trout mimic flies because they are one of trout's most fed on meals.<ref name="Trout Food {{!}} Stream Explorers"/> Trout enjoy certain land animals, including insects like grasshoppers. They also eat small animals like mice when they fall in. (Although only large trout have mouths capable of eating mice.) They consume a diet of aquatic life like minnows or crawfish as well. Trout have a diverse diet they follow; they have plenty of different  options.<ref name="Trout Food {{!}} Stream Explorers"/>