Just some big stocked brook trout

I’m fairly certain after much thought and investigation that the fish below are simply holdover stocked fish. One of the difficult things I run into with fishing for large brook trout in Pennsylvania is that we have a wide variety of stocked fish appearances. It seems like trout stocked from one hatchery will look quite a bit different from those stocked from another. There is also the issue of interbreeding between wild trout and stocked trout.

In a recent post: It’s the Food! I show several different brook trout caught from this stream. There is a clear difference between the fish in terms of appearance.

While these are good-looking brook trout, they’re just holdover stocked trout.

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Philip Light
https://www.unicornbrookies.com/about/ Philip was born and raised in Bedford, Pennsylvania. After moving to the Pittsburgh region for school and work, he returned to Bedford, where he resides today. Philip is pursuing a bachelor of science in Environmental Policy and Management from Purdue University and currently works as a design consultant in the luxury fashion industry. As a young child, he spent countless hours fishing and exploring the small freestone streams near his home. Philip soon discovered fly fishing and has been an avid fly fisher for thirty years. His fascination with fish led to his involvement in water and fish conservation. Over the last several years, Philip has been involved in conservation projects, including at an international level, with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Conservation International. More recently, he served as national vice-chair of Native Fish Coalition, building relationships with state government agencies such as the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Protection, Fish & Boat Commission, and conservation non-profits. His primary focus is informing and educating anglers, negotiating with stakeholders in the government and the private sector, and protecting and enhancing wild native brook trout habitats in Pennsylvania.

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