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Brook Trout Details

Brook Trout Source: Raver, Duane. http://images.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Latin Name: Salvelinus fontinalis
  • Common Names: Aurora Trout, Brookie, Coaster, Common Brook Trout, Eastern Brook Trout, Mountain Trout, Mud Trout, Sea Trout, Speck Trout
  • Water Temp: the coldest streams and lakes
  • World Record: 14 lbs, 8 oz., from the Nipigon River in Ontario, in July 1916 by Dr. W.J. Cook.
  • Last Modified By: baystateangler on 04/29/15 06:29 AM
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Baits and Tackle for Brook Trout

Live Baits Check Prices

  • Worm

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • EHC

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • dilly worms

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • phoebe lure
  • Bronze, Silver/Copper & Florescent Yellow 2-Way spinner hooks with trout worms.
  • Neon yellow Rooster Tail with an orange blade

Other Check Prices

  • worms and powerbait
  • just some good old rainbow paste
  • Worms & Orange Powerbait.

    Silver/Copper 2-Way spinner hooks, bobbers & bottom fishing.
  • My buddy used a small crank bait. I used a Neon Yellow rooster tail spinner.
  • 2 fish were caught with a Neon Yellow 2-way spinner hook and worm.
    One was caught on a #6 hook and floating orange Powerbait "Trout Nibbles".
    All were caught mid-water, on the retrieve.

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Gold panther marlin

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • crawfish plastic lure
  • crawfish lure
  • crawfish Lure

Worm Check Prices

  • Bronze 2-way spinner hook.
  • Silver/Copper 2-way spinner hook.
  • Neon yellow 2-way spinner hook.
  • Silver/Copper 2-way spinner hook.

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • half of a live nightcrawlers on a #8 hook with 2 splitshots 18" up on line

Brook Trout Description

Native to the East coast of the United States. This species is really a member of the Char family and is not a true "trout."
They are olive-green to dark brown on the back, lighter on the sides, and silvery white on underside.
Pale spotting; blue halos surround small red spots on the sides, worm-like markings (vermiculation) on the back, and dorsal fin are lacking in other salmonids. The edges of the lower fins have white margins.
All colors intensify at spawning time.

-Massachusetts State Record is 10 lbs 0 oz caught by Peter Harand in 2008 at Ashfield Lake Ashfield, MA

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