When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really ...

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 ...

In recognition of the need to address range-wide threats to brook trout, the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture (EBTJV) was formed in 2005. The goals of the EBTJV are to implement coordinated ...

If, as spring advances and fishing conditions improve, you catch a trout anywhere in a local creek or river, it is likely to ...

Brook trout, an iconic coldwater fish species native to streams and lakes in the eastern United States and Canada, begin to experience declines in growth rate in water above 61 degrees Fahrenheit and ...

Robert Riggs and his son Brent caught a state-record tiger trout while fishing Mannington Lake in West Virginia in late March ...

Thousands were scooped up and saved for hatcheries in the 19th century; these helped replenish Eastern streams and provided stock in places where brook trout had never lived before—where today ...

Henry Martinelli caught four trout, including his first brook trout, using Green PowerBait on March 9, 2025 at Bonito Lake. Information and photos provided by New Mexico Department of Game and ...

Scientists have known for years that brook trout—an iconic coldwater fish species native to streams and lakes in the eastern United States and Canada—are extremely vulnerable to warming ...

Henry Martinelli caught four trout, including his first brook trout, using Green PowerBait on March 9, 2025 at Bonito Lake. Information and photos provided by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish ...