brook trout
Americannoun
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Also called speckled trout. a common trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, of eastern North America.
noun
Etymology
Origin of brook trout
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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As we climbed the terraced pools of the West Kill, I concentrated on keeping my cast short and precise until I caught my first brook trout, or “brookie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Recent research has found 6PPD-quinone to be similarly lethal to other fish species, including brook trout, rainbow trout, chinook salmon, and white-spotted char.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2023
Climate change is especially worrisome for cutthroat trout, which unlike brown, rainbow and brook trout are native to the Rockies, according to Neville.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
There were otter, beavers, mink, oysters, brook trout, bears.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2020
I had spent many hours there fishing for brook trout with David and Joseph; and although there were no fish left since the war, I remembered the course of the stream bed.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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