Brook Trout : A Guide to Brook Trout
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The brook
trout is originally found in the Midwest and along the East Coast – sort of the eastern counterpart to the western
cutthroat trout – with its range extending all the way from
Canada down to the streams in Georgia. Interestingly, the brook
trout, actually, is not even part of the trout family, but instead
belongs to the Char family of fish that also includes the Lake
Trout and Dolly Varden.
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| Picture of a Brook
Trout. Note the spots and very colorful belly and lower
fins. |
Brook trout live in clear, cold waters. Due to the cold waters
and the fact that brook trout live a shorter life in general than
rainbow and brown trout do, the size of the brook trout usually
does not reach massive proportions.
Today, most
of the best brook trout fishing is no longer found out east,
as the cold, clear water that brook trout require no
longer exists like it use to. Instead, brook trout – due
to transplants – are no mainly found in the United States
out west, in the colder rivers and lakes of the Rocky Mountains
- especially in higher lakes that often require hiking in to reach.
Canada also continues of provide excellent fishing for brook trout,
while Argentina
now
is home
to some of
the largest
brook
trout
in the world.
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| Picture of a Brook
Trout underwater |
Brook trout
are also small due to another factor – over
planting. Brook trout have been so extensively planted in many
lakes and streams that there are often times too many of them,
leading to stunted growth. Of course, the plus side of this is
that these small brook trout are extremely easy to catch. They
also taste good, too. Of all the trout in the world, for the angler
who absolutely must take home some fish at the end of the day,
taking home some brook trout is a good way to satisfy the palette
without compromising the overall fishing quality.
The brook trout is truly a beautiful trout. The sides and back
of the brook trout consist of various shades of gunmetal gray,
with highlights of orange, red and cream spots. The fins of a brook
trout also have a white edge around them. And, during spawning
season, the bottom of the brook trout turns a beautiful orange-red
color.
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