Eastern brook trout conservation The Eastern brook trout, commonly called brookies, was named New Jersey's state fish by the Legislature in 1991 and is the state's only native trout species.

Eastern brook trout conservation The Eastern brook trout, commonly called brookies, was named New Jersey's state fish by the Legislature in 1991 and is the state's only native trout species.

Eastern brook trout, known as brookies, are the official state fish species for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York — and considered an indicator of good water quality, the N.J. DEP said in a ...

Many have thoughts of fish and water critters most notably trout and our state fish called the Brook Trout. Formally, the fish is the Eastern Brook Trout because it is native to eastern North America.

Many have thoughts of fish and water critters most notably trout and our state fish called the Brook Trout. Formally, the fish is the Eastern Brook Trout because it is native to eastern North America.

Many have thoughts of fish and water critters most notably trout and our state fish called the Brook Trout. Formally, the fish is the Eastern Brook Trout because it is native to eastern North America.

Many have thoughts of fish and water critters most notably trout and our state fish called the Brook Trout. Formally, the fish is the Eastern Brook Trout because it is native to eastern North America.

Brook trout, with their characteristic orange underbelly and speckled sides, is a highly valued fish in the eastern United States. They only survive in cool, exceptionally clean water.

The Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, a consortium of 17 state agencies, six federal agencies and a variety of conservation organizations, is one of the main groups working to reverse this trend.

The eastern brook trout is that for a smattering of reasons. First it’s a family thing. Noon, learned to fish at the elbow of his grandfather, who had a clear preference for brook trout.

Brook trout swim against the current in a fish weir on the Roach River near Moosehead Lake. A 2013 study shows freshwater fishing in Maine generated $319.1 million in revenue, with more than half ...