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 ...

There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport otherworldly colors, dwell in only the cleanest bodies of water, and attack dry flies with a ...

Brook trout, or brookies as they are commonly referred to, are synonymous with the Northeast and small mountain streams. While technically a char, the species is almost always grouped together with ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...

Rainbow trout are the most common type of stocked trout, while golden rainbow trout are a unique hybrid species. Brook trout are the state fish and have a distinctive dark coloration with red spots ...

DULUTH — Upon further review, a fish that fooled experienced anglers and biologists alike into thinking it may be a new Minnesota state record brook trout was indeed a splake, a human-invented hybrid ...