Recently I caught a fish which appears to be a cross between an landlocked Atlantic (Salmo salar) salmon and a brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Although I cannot find a record of these fishes hybridizing, the fact that brook trout can hybridize with other Salmon species indicates that this may not be such a farfetched hypothesis. The fish was caught in a brook with healthy populations of both brook trout and landlocked salmon, and an absence of brown trout as far as I know. At first glance it may look like a tiger trout but many of its features appear salmon-like, notable elongated body, forked tail, lack of dark spots below the lateral line, and blue iridescence.
I have attached two photos of the fish in question. I am also including photo of a brook trout caught in the same brook as the hybrid and a photo of a landlocked salmon par caught in a nearby river.
Hybrid
![0624231815_compress7.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_06_2023/post-22944-0-10633900-1687718595.jpg)
![0624231820b_compress33.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_06_2023/post-22944-0-81749000-1687718608.jpg)
Brook trout
![0624231839_compress50.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_06_2023/post-22944-0-84682200-1687718682.jpg)
Landlocked Atlantic Salmon
![0515221219_compress8.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_06_2023/post-22944-0-06624900-1687718705.jpg)