A FULL-GROWN BROOK TROUT IS AROUND TWO FEET LONG AND WEIGHS AROUND 7 POUNDS. IT IS GREENISH BROWN IN COLOUR WITH A MARBLED PATTERN ALONG ITS SIDES AND BACK.
THE FINS AND TAIL ARE OFTEN RED AS WELL AS SOME OF THE | BELLY AND SIDES.
THE BROOK TROUT HAS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME SALVELINUS FONTINALIS.
IT IS THE STATE FISH FOR 9 STATES INCLUDING NEW HAMPSHIRE, MICHIGAN, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, VERMONT, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
FUN FACTS
• THE BROOK TROUT IS PART OF THE SALMON FAMILY OF FISH. • ALTHOUGH IT IS CALLED A TROUT, IT IS ACTUALLY A CHAR. • IT CAN BE FOUND AS FAR NORTHWEST AS ALASKA. • THEY CAN GROW TO NEARLY 3 FEET AND 14 POUNDS AND LIVE UP TO…
