Fur Trout: The Cold, Hard Truth About Furry Fish

Some claim to have reeled in a fully furred fish while ice fishing, only to have it mysteriously disappear before it could be properly examined. Viral social media posts claiming the rediscovery of fur trout have come out of Wyoming.

The folklore is popular in Montana, Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain regions, and Icelandic folklore has its own version of the furry fish, known as the Lodsilungur.

These sighting are all anecdotal, and there has so far been no credible evidence of these sightings. However, that hasn’t stopped people from claiming that fur-bearing trouts mounted in museums, bars and other local establishments are proof of its existence.

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