They flash their colors in lateral and frontal threat displays, and if that doesn t work to push off an intruder, they nip and chase each other to defend their position in a stream. Color and pigment ...

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Pennsylvania's state fish is a freshwater favorite — the brook trout. The brook goes by several names locally, including brown trout, brookie and speckled trout.It is also the only native trout not ...

Brook trout take on some beautiful spawning colors this time of year, and fishing season for stream trout on Minnesota's designated stream-trout lakes remains open through Oct. 31. Portage into one of ...

The only thing more stunning than a September brook trout is an October brook trout. This non-native little char that swims in trout streams all over eastern Idaho really puts on a show this time of ...

Acting on a tip, Duluth fisheries biologists launched their boat into Lake Superior last fall and motored to a hidden corner of the Minnesota shoreline. There, they dipped the boat’s electrofishing ...

Recent time in the high country led me along a small trickle of a stream. Brook trout preparing for spawning season burst through the shallow water, spooked by my surprise presence. I returned later ...

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 ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of water ...