Species
Brown Trout
Posted by Nelson Murakami on
What it looks like brown back silvery or pale brown sides with dark spots, often with a lighter ring white belly tail may have a few faint spots white mouth and gums the only salmon or trout with orange on adipose fin (small fin between dorsal fin and tail) leading anal fin ray extends the length of the fin short, stocky caudal peduncle (where body meets tail) Great Lakes brown trout are larger than the inland lakes variety in Great Lakes variety, the back may be blue/green and spots may be smaller Size length: 20-60 centimetres (8-24 inches) weight: 0.5-4.5...
Brook Trout
Posted by Nelson Murakami on
What it looks like back is olive-green, brown or black; belly is silvery or white light wormlike markings and spots on dark background, some red and blue white leading edge on lower fins, set off by black line square tail mouth extends backwards to well beyond the eye Size length: 15-40 centimetres (6-16 inches) weight: 0.45-1.36 kilograms (1-3 pounds) Ontario record: 6.6 kilograms (14.5 pounds) Similar fish Splake Lake Trout Where it is found Range much of Ontario from the small brooks of southern Ontario farmland to the larger rivers, ponds and lakes of the North use Fish ON-Line, an...