This easy oven-baked trout recipe is so easy to pull together and results in the tastiest fish!
This tender and flavorful freshwater fish recipe is a stunner! It's topped with a phenomenal blend of spices and baked to tender perfection. It's perfect for a dinner party or a weeknight meal.
If you love baked fish recipes, try my mahi mahi, swordfish, and king salmon recipes as well!

Baked Trout Features
- This baked fish recipe couldn't be easier! You'll pair a kicky spice blend with savory trout for a meal to remember.
- Trout has pin bones, so I suggest buying your fish from a fishmonger who will clean it for you.
- You can make this recipe with rainbow trout or lake trout. I typically use lake trout as I like the richer flavor, but if you like mild fish you'll want to use rainbow trout.
Baked Trout Ingredients
Here are the simple ingredients you'll need to make this healthy meal.
- Fresh Trout Fillet - for this recipe, you can use fresh lake trout (I used fresh Great Lakes trout) or Pacific trout (either rainbow trout fillets, steelhead trout, or cutthroat trout)
- Olive Oil - you can use olive oil or any other oil of your choice, like avocado oil.
- Seasonings - You'll make a spice blend with the following spices: smoked paprika, kosher salt, onion powder, garlic powder, dried thyme, ground black pepper, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper.
See the recipe card for quantities.

What to Serve with Trout
Trout has a bold flavor and pairs well with vegetable side dishes like parmesan green beans, grilled zucchini, and crispy roasted potatoes. You can also serve it with a simple green salad or a heartier salad like a white bean caprese.

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Baked Trout
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds trout fillet
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pat the trout dry with paper towels and place skin side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with the olive oil.
- In a small bowl, combine the paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, dried thyme, black pepper, oregano, and cayenne. Stir till combined. Sprinkle the seasoning blend over the fish and pat it in so it sticks.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the trout reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F and flakes apart.
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