RARE blue trout have been released into an Oxfordshire Reservoir .
A handful of the fish were introduced to Farmoor Reservoir by Thames Water.
The fish, which are set to be highly prized by catch-and-release fishermen at the venue, were part of a larger restocking programme that includes 500 rainbow trout weighing more than 3lb. A selection of brown trout were also introduced.
Matt Prior, Farmoor’s ranger team leader, said: “We’re really excited about having the blue trout in Farmoor as they are fairly rare.
“They’re a natural genetic throwback found in farmed trout, similar to albino individuals in natural populations.
“They swim faster and jump a lot more than the normal rainbow trout and are very exciting to catch. They’re also very pretty and look like a streak of aqua marine swimming.”
Mr Prior added: “We stock both reservoirs at Farmoor throughout the year but the quality fish such as the brown and blue trout we’ve stocked on this occasion are particularly special.”
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