05-08-2003, 07:54 PM
I've heard of the Brown refered to as a Speckled Trout, but not as a Brook Trout. We have a Brook Trout here in Utah that is a completely different fish than the Brown.
Below are identification illustrations of a Brook Trout and a Brown trout that I got from the Utah Wildlife Services pages. I hope they show up. They are from a java app. If they don't, here is the link.
[url "http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/index.html"]http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/index.html[/url]
Click on Species Identification from there.
This is a Brown Trout.
![[Image: browntrout.gif]](http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishidentifier/i/browntrout.gif)
The Browns are found all through the state. In most of the rivers, and a lot of the lakes. The Green River is full of these beautiful fish. Where it is artificial only, I use a #9 jointed Rapala in rainbow or Brown pattern, or a Blue Fox Spin Minnow in the biggest size I can find. Here is a nice Green River Brown caught last December.
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[/center] Just after ice out, I use 1/8oz. Northland Whistler jigs tipped with a worm cast along shorelines of lakes for some pretty nice sized Browns. Early morning and dusk are prime time! I did very well a couple of years ago in the April full moon at midnight. Six 18" Browns on consecutive casts. Others troll side planers and shallow diving Rapalas along the shorelines for some monster sized Browns. These two are 19" each and from about a month ago.
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[/center]This is a Brook Trout
![[Image: brooktrout.gif]](http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishidentifier/i/brooktrout.gif)
The Brooks are mostly confined to the higher lakes in Utah. I fish for them mostly like I would Rainbows. Bubble and a worm along the shorelines. Worm and a marshmallow out deeper. I've heard that they don't go for powerbait like bows do, but I haven't tried it to know. I don't have any pictures of my Brook catches.
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Below are identification illustrations of a Brook Trout and a Brown trout that I got from the Utah Wildlife Services pages. I hope they show up. They are from a java app. If they don't, here is the link.
[url "http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/index.html"]http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/index.html[/url]
Click on Species Identification from there.
This is a Brown Trout.
The Browns are found all through the state. In most of the rivers, and a lot of the lakes. The Green River is full of these beautiful fish. Where it is artificial only, I use a #9 jointed Rapala in rainbow or Brown pattern, or a Blue Fox Spin Minnow in the biggest size I can find. Here is a nice Green River Brown caught last December.
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[/center] Just after ice out, I use 1/8oz. Northland Whistler jigs tipped with a worm cast along shorelines of lakes for some pretty nice sized Browns. Early morning and dusk are prime time! I did very well a couple of years ago in the April full moon at midnight. Six 18" Browns on consecutive casts. Others troll side planers and shallow diving Rapalas along the shorelines for some monster sized Browns. These two are 19" each and from about a month ago. [center]
[/center]This is a Brook Trout The Brooks are mostly confined to the higher lakes in Utah. I fish for them mostly like I would Rainbows. Bubble and a worm along the shorelines. Worm and a marshmallow out deeper. I've heard that they don't go for powerbait like bows do, but I haven't tried it to know. I don't have any pictures of my Brook catches.
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