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

Example Sentences

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

“We may have altered groundwater so much that brown trout haven’t been able to adapt,” said Patrick Byorth, the director of Trout Unlimited’s water project for Montana.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2021

I watch a brown trout mistake the flitting shadow of a dragonfly for the thing itself and dart to the surface.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri