Characteristics: large black sometimes reddish-orange spots and yellow undersides.
Maximum length 40 inches. Maximum weight 40 pounds. Brown trout usually exceed 18 inches by the 6th year and may live as long as 18 years.
Spawn habits: in late fall on gravel beds.
Brown trout were first widely introduced into North America in 1883.
Feeding habits: big browns like big meals. These trout feed on aquatic insects such as mayflies, caddis flies, and stone flies along with terrestrials and crayfish. Big browns prefer forage fish and other trout including their own kind.
Anglers consider brown trout to be the most difficult to catch, especially when they reach a couple of pounds or more.
Brooks or go home
