Pennsylvania State Fish
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Brook Trout live naturally under cool water conditions that are clean and pure. This is the
only trout native to Pennsylvania. Brook trout are distinguished from most trout and salmon by a lack of any black spots on their body. The fish typically travel about the lakes in schools. Brook trout are excellent eating and savored by those who pursue them. It is also called Speckled Trout, or Squaretail, popular freshwater game fish, a variety of char, regarded for its flavor and its fighting qualities when hooked. The average length is 10-12 inches but Brook Trout can be caught measuring up to 21 inches and weighing 4-6 pounds. The largest Brook trout on record was 14.5 pounds and caught in 1916 in the Nipigon River in Ontario. This species spawns in late summer or autumn in gravel beds in the shallows of headwaters of streams. The female digs the reed where she lays 100-5000 eggs depending on her size. They hatch 50-100 days later. The life expectancy is an average of five years. |
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