brown trout

American  

noun

1. a common trout, Salmo trutta, of northern European streams.

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brown trout British  

noun

1. a common brownish variety of the trout Salmo trutta that occurs in the rivers of N Europe and has been successfully introduced in North America Compare sea trout

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Etymology

Origin of brown trout

First recorded in 1885–90

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brown trout

In the last light of day, I spotted a brown trout rising and I pointed to where I thought we might aim our flies, to catch the current just right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Researchers analysed brown trout at 71 sites in Britain and Ireland, where many rivers contain metal washed out from disused mines.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

For now, Sisk said she’s concerned about the nonnative brown trout in the McCloud and the bass in Shasta Lake, both of which feed on baby salmon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2022

The river is used for breeding Atlantic salmon and is home to native wild brown trout and smaller species like bullheads and loaches.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2022

He thought he’d reeled in yet another brown trout, and it turns out he’s got a thirty-pound salmon struggling to wrench itself off his barbed fishhook.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein