The fish at the forefront of this image is a brown trout. Notice the brook trout in this image with the bright, rosy pink belly. These are the colors of the breeding male, golden on the sides and a bright orange to scarlet on the bottom. A native of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, the brown trout was introduced to North America in 1883 in New York and Michigan. Today, it is widely stocked throughout the United States and southern Canada.
Brown trout prefer cool, high gradient streams and cold lakes.
When living in streams, adults usually live in deep pools and sinks while the young often choose the shallow riffles. All rights reserved.