The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of ...

These brook trout are smaller than their northern counterparts but by no means less impressive. The colors of Southern Appalachian brook trout are a sight to see, and the mountain streams they ...

Anglers gathered tiny clips of the fins of the trout and sent them to a genetics laboratory to be analyzed. Brook trout found ... The fish showed no signs of mixing over thousands of years ...

while golden rainbow trout are a unique hybrid species. Brook trout are the state fish and have a distinctive dark coloration with red spots and bluish halos. Lake trout are the largest species of ...