The first genetic analysis of native and hatchery brook trout in Nova Scotia sampled 1,500 wild brook trout in 12 river systems along with 200 hatchery-raised trout between 2016 and 2018.

In their native range, brook trout are found throughout rivers and streams. While your local river may look good, the habitat below the water’s surface must be right to support these native fish.

A four-year-old brook trout is uncommon. For every 10,000 fry which emerge from the egg, 500 live to be one year old. About 300 of the 500 will become two years olds, and less than half of those ...

Brook trout were sampled by researchers in four streams in Centre County and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania: Big Poe, Standing Stone, East Branch Standing Stone and Shavers creeks.  ...

Funding for the research was provided by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund. Kurek said the levels in the brook trout in the lakes ...

The number of brook trout in Bull Creek was estimated at 174 per mile. The average length was 6.8 inches and the range was 2.9 to 9.8 inches. The average weight was 0.24 pounds ...

This minimum was increased to 9 inches in 2008. In 2018, the Brook Trout Conservation Zone was established. All brook trout caught within the conservation zone must be immediately released unharmed.

The program, which is to help preserve the northernmost habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout, is anticipated to last until ...

By Bob Mallard In a recent column, V. Paul Reynolds defended harvesting wild native brook trout while challenging those who ...

Insects that live in the lake mud will eat sediment with DDT content. These insects are food to the brook trout, then further consumed by loons, minks, otters and humans, said Kurek.