Fish · Salmon & trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes both purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype or Salmo trutta morpha fario and a lacustrine ecotype, S. trutta morpha lacustris, also called the lake trout, as well as anadromous forms known as the sea trout, S.
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FamilySalmon & trout
Water typeBoth
Body shapeStreamlined
RegionNationwide
Size classLarge
DietCarnivore
HabitatPelagic-neritic
Maximum length55"
Maximum weight110 lb
Record size compared to the biggest fish in the game.
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Brought to North America from Europe in the 1880s — big browns turn nocturnal and hunt mice and fish.
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