Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
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Brown Trout Freshwater
Brown Trout (Sea-run) Freshwater
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Also called: Brown, Brownie, German Brown Trout, European Brown Trout, Lochleven Trout
Identification
Streamlined body with a light background covered in dark spots, often with bright red and orange spots and an orange adipose fin; the tail is more rounded than forked.
Habitat
Cool, clear streams and lakes; tolerates slightly warmer water than other trout.
Behavior
Warier than other trout, largely nocturnal, and often feeds after dark; ambushes prey from cover.
How to Catch
Fish at dawn, dusk, and after dark with live bait, spinners, or streamer patterns like Woolly Buggers and sculpins.
Notes
Introduced from Europe; wild fish are especially prized.
Where to find Brown 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
- Bashan Lake East Haddam
- Beacon Hill Brook Bethany
- Beaver Brook Barkhamsted
- Beseck Lake Middlefield
- Bicentennial Pond Tolland
- Black Pond (Meriden) Meriden
- Black Pond (Woodstock) Woodstock
- Black Rock Lake Watertown
- Blackberry River Norfolk
- Blackledge River Colchester
- Boden Brook Voluntown
- Bolton Lake Bolton
- Bolton Lakes Bolton
- Branch Brook Thomaston
- Branford Supply Ponds Branford
- Broad Brook East Windsor