Learn about: Brook Trout!
- Caleb Venturo
- May 11, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 23
While we were near Grape Creek in Colorado, we had a chance to fish for brook trout. We brought our fly rods down to the creek and cast out our flies. At first, we didn’t catch anything, but soon I got a 9-inch brook trout! Several other people got some too.
The brook trout is a type of char native to the Appalachian Mountains and the Great Lakes. Several populations are found in the Rocky Mountains too. Brook trout grow to 28 inches and weigh up to 14 ½ pounds. They are mostly found in small streams and lakes. Brook trout feed on small fish and insects.
Brook trout are wary of lures and flies. We should be wary of temptations that lure us away from Jesus!
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Information from: Gilbert, Carter R., and James D. Williams. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.