Characteristics: these trout have green-black backs highlighted with lighter wavy lines. Blood red or even purple spots are splattered across the side of the brook trout, and these dots are surrounded by sky blue aureolas. The flanks of the fish give way subtly from green to yellow then blazing orange that is almost red in autumn spawning males. The fish's fins are also bright orange or red divided by black and then dipped in white.
Average size: brook trout aveage 1-1.5 lbs. Record size brook caught in Manitoba was 27.75 inches and weighed 10.01 pounds.
Habitat: brookies are usally found in small mountain streams and lakes. They can be caught on dry flies and nymph's depending on the time of the year and conditions. Size #16 to #22 flies are usually your best bet.
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