| Brook Trout Fishing Lodges
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DESCRIPTION - The average length is
10-12 inches but Brook Trout can be caught measuring
up to 21 inches and weighing 4-6 pounds. The largest
Brook trout on record was 14.5 pounds and caught in
1916 in the Nipigon River in Ontario. Breeding males
develop a hook at the front of the lower jaw. Typical
coloring is olive-green to dark brown on the back
with silvery sides and pale spotting. All colors intensify
at spawning time.
DISTRIBUTION
- The brook trout is native to northern North America and is widely distributed
throughout the maritime provinces. It occurs in clear, cool, well-oxygenated streams
and lakes. BIOLOGY - Brook Trout spawn in late summer or autumn
in gravel beds in the shallows of headwaters of streams. The female digs the redd
where she lays 100-5000 eggs depending on her size. They hatch 50-100 days later.
The life expectancy is an average of five years. The brook trout is carnivorous
and feed upon a wide range of organisms. They have been known to eat their own
eggs at spawning time and even their own young.
RELATION TO MAN - Brook Trout is one
of the most popular game fish in Canada and is fished
by artificial fly, spin casting or live bait.
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