Brook Trout
The brook trout, or Salvelinus fontinalis, is not actually a true trout. They are members of the char genus of the Salmonid family, along with mackinaw (lake trout), arctic char, dolly varden, bull trout, siscowet, and sunapee. Char are best identified from true trout by the distinctive white leading edge on their fins below the lateral line. It is native to the northeast United States and Canada, and has been introduced other parts of North America, Iceland, Europe, and Asia. The brook trout doesn’t usually grow very large except in remote parts of Northern Canada such as Labrador. This is due to the stiff competitions from the piscivorous trout species like the brown trout. Put simply, brook trout get eaten before they can grow large. Due to this pressure, they mostly inhabit headwaters and alpine lakes. Some of my fondest memories of fly fishing are the days I went out in search of these elusive char, often leading me above tree line and to trickling tributaries far away from the heart of the river system. The brilliant and complex patterns on the brook trout has easily made it the most challenging and rewarding fish to recreate in glass.
The brook trout, or Salvelinus fontinalis, is not actually a true trout. They are members of the char genus of the Salmonid family, along with mackinaw (lake trout), arctic char, dolly varden, bull trout, siscowet, and sunapee. Char are best identified from true trout by the distinctive white leading edge on their fins below the lateral line. It is native to the northeast United States and Canada, and has been introduced other parts of North America, Iceland, Europe, and Asia. The brook trout doesn’t usually grow very large except in remote parts of Northern Canada such as Labrador. This is due to the stiff competitions from the piscivorous trout species like the brown trout. Put simply, brook trout get eaten before they can grow large. Due to this pressure, they mostly inhabit headwaters and alpine lakes. Some of my fondest memories of fly fishing are the days I went out in search of these elusive char, often leading me above tree line and to trickling tributaries far away from the heart of the river system. The brilliant and complex patterns on the brook trout has easily made it the most challenging and rewarding fish to recreate in glass.
The brook trout, or Salvelinus fontinalis, is not actually a true trout. They are members of the char genus of the Salmonid family, along with mackinaw (lake trout), arctic char, dolly varden, bull trout, siscowet, and sunapee. Char are best identified from true trout by the distinctive white leading edge on their fins below the lateral line. It is native to the northeast United States and Canada, and has been introduced other parts of North America, Iceland, Europe, and Asia. The brook trout doesn’t usually grow very large except in remote parts of Northern Canada such as Labrador. This is due to the stiff competitions from the piscivorous trout species like the brown trout. Put simply, brook trout get eaten before they can grow large. Due to this pressure, they mostly inhabit headwaters and alpine lakes. Some of my fondest memories of fly fishing are the days I went out in search of these elusive char, often leading me above tree line and to trickling tributaries far away from the heart of the river system. The brilliant and complex patterns on the brook trout has easily made it the most challenging and rewarding fish to recreate in glass.
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