Alaskan Rainbow Trout Species Distribution

Native populations of Alaskan coastal rainbow trout occur in freshwater systems throughout much of the southern coastal zones of Alaska. Their historic distribution in Alaska is from the southern tip of the southeast panhandle north to the southern tributaries of the Kuskokwim River drainage. Their distribution includes the Alaska Peninsula, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and the Copper River. They can also be found in the Naknek, Kvichak, Illiamna, Nushagak, Alagnak, Susitna, and Togiak river systems.