Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Harvest9 lb 3 ozDavid Andes · 1998 · Blackwells Brook, Brooklyn
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Also called: Aurora Trout, Brookie, Speck Trout, Eastern Brook Trout, Sea Trout
Identification
Dark body with pale worm-like vermiculations on the back and light spots; lower fins are red-orange with a white leading edge.
Habitat
Cool, well-oxygenated spring-fed streams and ponds.
Behavior
Aggressive and opportunistic for its size; relatively short-lived.
How to Catch
Small spinners, worms, and flies like the Adams or Elk Hair Caddis fished in current.
Notes
Connecticut's only native trout and the state fish.
Where to find Brook Trout in CT
- Allyn's Brook Durham
- Anguilla Brook Stonington
- Aspetuck River Weston
- Aspetuck River Easton
- Bantam River (Inlet) Litchfield
- Bantam River (Outlet) Litchfield
- Bantam River (West Branch) Litchfield
- Bartlett Brook Lebanon
- Beacon Hill Brook Bethany
- Beaver Brook Barkhamsted
- Black Pond (Woodstock) Woodstock
- Blackberry River Norfolk
- Blackledge River Colchester
- Boden Brook Voluntown
- Branch Brook Thomaston
- Broad Brook East Windsor
- Bungay Brook Woodstock
- Butternut Brook Litchfield
- Canaan Mountain Brook Canaan
- Canoe Brook Branford
- Cathedral Brook Cornwall
- Cedar Swamp Brook Sterling
- Chapinville Brook Salisbury
- Charcoal Brook Clinton