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Posted 06 May 2011 - 10:48 AM

The other day I was walking around the edge of my property and went down the the little stream their. This stream is only a foot or two across at the widest. I saw a fish in it, having seen these fish caught before I know they are brook trout. These little trout are no more than an inch or two long at the largest. I never seen a larger trout in the stream so I assume the adults don't swim up their to spawn.

Do the young brookies swim up tiny streams as a way to avoid predators? Do they swim back down after reaching a certain size or are they just stunted?

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 09:24 PM

The other day I was walking around the edge of my property and went down the the little stream their. This stream is only a foot or two across at the widest. I saw a fish in it, having seen these fish caught before I know they are brook trout. These little trout are no more than an inch or two long at the largest. I never seen a larger trout in the stream so I assume the adults don't swim up their to spawn.

Do the young brookies swim up tiny streams as a way to avoid predators? Do they swim back down after reaching a certain size or are they just stunted?

They might be adults.

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 04:19 PM

Adults at an inch or two? I'm no ichthyologist, but isn't that a bit small for an adult trout? I've seen stunted fish, but that's wild.

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Posted 04 June 2011 - 02:20 PM

I think you should catch one and put it in a photo tank, take pictures, and post them here. It might not be brook trout and even if it is it'd still be interesting to see such a small one.




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