Republican Herald

Head to mountain streams and target native brook trout for a great angling experience

There’s not a prettier sight in the spring than a native brook trout. Interestingly, brook trout aren’t really trout, but char and are closely related to Arctic Char, Dolly Varden and Lake Trout. If ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Where the Appalachian brook trout vanish, something human goes missing, too

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. On a startlingly beautiful day high in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Thomas Champeau waded into Yellowstone Prong ...
Republican Herald

Pennsylvania’s State Fish, the native brook trout is small in size, but big on enjoyment

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...
Flathead Beacon

Trout That Still Count

Last week I highlighted my favorite trout. To be clear, when I say “my favorite trout,” I’m also saying “my favorite fish” — salt or freshwater. This week, the rest of the best. Brookies — I’ve caught ...
WFSB

DEEP creates new fishing restrictions as native trout numbers drop up to 37 percent

EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Brook trout are Connecticut’s only native trout and a prized catch, but the number of them in the state’s streams and rivers is dwindling. Now the Department of Energy and ...
MassLive

Climate Matters: Climate change is impacting our brook trout

I grew up fishing, hiking, making maple syrup, and enjoying outdoor activities. I still do a lot of those activities, especially fishing. One of the native fish species that are supposed to be in New ...