Fur-Bearing Trout

 Author: CrazyTheroiest0095

All over the world from Montana to Canada many people and fishermen know about the

urban legend myth about the fur-bearing trout. The fur-bearing is a creature that grows a thick

coat of fur to keep itself warm in cold waters. According to legends, the fur-bearing trout was

first encountered by Europeans when the Scottish settlers emigrated to Canada during the

seventeenth century.

The very rare fur-bearing trout is in Canada and some parts of the U.S. In the video, it says

that even though there is no real evidence of the fur-bearing trout, one article talks about how

you can ripe away the fur in one piece and use it for commercial purposes and you can also

eat it if you want to.

The Fur-Bearing Trout

This article talks about how in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the fur-bearing trout come out

in the spring and warmer weather but if you try to catch it. It will be extremely hard because

it’s a myth that has been passed down throughout generations. There have been different

stories about the origins of the fur-bearing trout. In the article it says, “No matter how the

story behind the fur-bearing trout came to life, the one thing that is certain, is that the myth

still lives on, and probably will for decades to come.”

The fur-bearing trout is a creature that many people think is a myth or real. It is purportedly

found in the Arkansas River, northern North America, and Iceland. The tall tale about the furbearing

trout is that the waters of lakes and rivers in the area are so cold that they evolved a

thick coat of fur to maintain their body heat. The Saprolegnia will sometimes infect fish

which causes tufts of fur-like growth to appear on the body. A heavy infection will result in

fish death, and as the fungus continues to grow afterward, dead fish that are largely covered

in white fur can be found washed ashore. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur-bearing_trout)

Works cited:

“The Fur-Bearing Trout”, Montana Wildlife, May 1929.

http://www.furbearingtrout.com/montanawildlife.html.

“The Fur-Bearing Trout”, Quickfire Cryptids, July 2, 2023, YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1paSJWobI

“The Fur-Bearing Trout”, Quickfire Cryptids, July 2, 2023, YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1paSJWobI.

“Discover the Origin of Lake Memphremagog’s Fur Bearing Trout”, William Alexander and

Scott Wheeler, Vermonter.com. https://www.vermonter.com/fur-bearing-trout/.

“Fur-bearing Trout” Wikipedia.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur-bearing_trout

Further Research: 

“The fur-bearing Trout” Mythcrafts, June 15, 2017. https://mythcrafts.com/2017/06/15/the-furbearing-

trout/. The fur-bearing trout is one of the rare fish creatures that has a long history in

folkloric with rabbit fur attached to it.

The Fur-Bearing Trout of Lake Superior” Paul Lundgren, Nov 05, 2022.

Perfectduluthday.com. https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2022/11/05/the-fur-bearing-troutof-

lake-superior/. This article talks about the fur-bearing trout is a very rare species of fish. It

was caught while trolling in Lake Superior off Gros Cap, near Sault Ste. Marie, District of

Algoma.

“Legend of Ross C. Jobe furry trout lives on in Scotland”, Sootoday.com.

https://www.sootoday.com/columns/remember-this/legend-of-ross-c-jobes-furry-trout-liveson-

in-scotland-3573128. In this article talks about how the legend Ross C. Jobe caught the

very rare fur-bearing trout while trolling in a lake. The trout was mounted by Ross and

arrived at the museum by way of a donation by a returning tourist believing it was real.