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To me the Brown
trout is the mysterious one of the trout family. It is a very
wary and Territorial trout member. This guy is native to
northern Europe and was brought to us, the United States, back
in the 1800 from Germany and Scotland.
Pennsylvania Browns usually average 10-15 inches with some occasionally bigger browns
in the 20-inch range finding their way to a hook. In the great
lakes these fish can top the scales going over 20 pounds and
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What Does A Brown Trout Look Like?
They range in color but generally have a brownish golden
coloration to them and are covered with black, red, and orange
spots, almost like dots, on their sides. Some Browns almost look
brassy in color and some can be more silvery in color with fewer
spots. Their spots are of a medium size with a lighter edge kind
of like a halo around the spot. They have white bellies and is a
sleek looking fish. Occasionally some will have the hooked style
jaws to them.
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What Do Brown Trout Eat?
Like all other trout, browns feed on insects and other
invertebrates like shrimp, caddis, stonefly, mayfly larve and
adults and small fish and mammals. They will eat just about
anything that falls into the water too, like baby birds, moles
or mice. They feed during the later afternoon and evening. Older
browns feed after dark and through the night.
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How to Catch ‘Em?
Browns can be caught just about anytime of the day because they
are opportunist, but most success in catching browns comes a few
hours before dark. Browns hide during the day under logs, rock
edges, deep crevices and the like and as night approaches they
become more active. Because they are such a wary trout, they
spook easily, making them harder to catch. But coming into
evening when their activity picks up they become a little more
vulnerable.
A good grayfish or minnow imitation works well on them. Most of
the time I fish close to the bottom near underwater “hazards”
with different streamers. When you do hook a Brown, unlike his
Rainbow relative, browns will head down for the bottom unlike
the rainbow who will often coming flying up out of the water.
Browns are tough and put up a good fight.
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