brookie pics

[EdD]

Terry, both the fish and the pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.


Ed

[Humber Brad]

Get this...back home, Brook Trout are called "Mud Trout"! And they look like these fine examples of Salvelinus fontinalis all year round. Amazing how someone could give these fish such un assuming and un-flattering names.

[farleycat]

Those tiger marks are typical of brook trout in my area. The par marks are too. I don't think these were young brookies, not at those sizes. I would say they were all breeding age.

Thanks for the comments guys!

Can someone explain what "par marks" are ?
thanks
Bernie

[DarrinG]

Parr markings indicate juvenile fish, particularly salmonids, although I've been told some adult fish can carry parr markings on into their adult lives.
Parr markings are the "thumb print" looking marks down the sides of the juvenile fish.
You can easily see them on this small wild rainbow trout:

[jeffnles1]

beautiful fish. I love brookies.
Pumpkinseeds are a close second.
Jeff