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In public comments on the draft plan to decommission the dams, concerns were raised about loss of habitat for brook trout and the potential for the notched dams to still pose a safety risk if they are damaged in future storms.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
The fish will include brook trout, Atlantic salmon, walleye, lake sturgeon and muskellunge.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
Some anglers travel into the mountains to fish for brown, rainbow and brook trout.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
Considering the fin clip pattern, Ince said the fish may have been part of the Red Cliff Band’s brook trout stocking effort in 2014 or 2015.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined above
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“Brook trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brook%20trout. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
brook trout
noun
: a common speckled cold-water char of eastern North America
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