: the common speckled cold-water char (Salvelinus fontinalis) of North America
Examples of brook trout in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebNative trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast and cutthroat trout throughout the Rockies.—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024 Read Next: The Best Trout Fly Rods, Tested and Reviewed
Tiger trout are a cross between a brown trout and a brook trout.—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024 How to catch them: Mackinaws, also known as lake trout, are actually char, like brook trout.—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Fortunately, brook trout bag limits are usually larger and separate from other trout species in Idaho, so keeping a stringer full isn’t a problem.—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 After a few more spot treatments with rotenone, Soda Butte was declared brook trout free.—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2023 The current Arkansas brook trout record is 5 pounds, which means Gray’s trout would have been a new state record if it hadn’t been released.—Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023 Soda Butte Creek is a stronghold for the iconic Yellowstone cutthroat trout, but it’s been threatened by invasive brook trout for years.—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2023 The scientists dispensed the toxic substance, known as rotenone, after routine monitoring detected non-native brook trout in the creek.—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2023
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