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Brook trout - Dryrod - 04-21-2007 [center][#336633]FYI[/#336633][/center] [center][#336633]Game Fish Species of British Columbia[/#336633][font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 4] [/center][/size][/font] [#336633][/#336633] [font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Brook Trout[/size][/font] [font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]Salvelinus fontinalis or Speckled Trout, Aurora Trout, Brookie, Square-Tail, Speckled Char, Sea Trout, Common Brook Trout, Mud Trout, Breac[/size][/font] [left][font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]DESCRIPTION [/size][/font][font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]- 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.[/size][/font] [left][font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]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.[/size][/font] [left][font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]BIOLOGY - This species spawns 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.[/size][/font] [/left] [signature]