Arctic Char

Arctic char are dark-colored on the back, with light sides, becoming white on the belly. They are covered in red to yellow spots without a blue halo around them. They also lack worm-like vermiculations on the back (as in brook trout). They have a slightly forked tail, and the leading edges of the ventral fins are white.

Arctic Char illustration by Joseph R. Tomelleri.

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About This Species

Colorado Parks and Wildlife began stocking arctic char in Lake Dillon in the 1990s. After a 10-year break, agency biologists began stocking the slow-growing fish again between 2008-2015.

Fish
Salvelinus alpinus