Brook Trout
Brook trout have olive, blue-gray to black. Bronze to olive sides with red spots tinged light brown. Lower fins are red-orange with white leading edge. Tail slightly forked.
About This Species
The brook trout are members of the char family. An entry to Colorado in the late 1800s, the brook trout feeds on aquatic and terrestrial insects and will rise to a large range of small lures, baits and flies. Brook trout have white spots (worm-shaped on top) on a dark background with tri-colored outlined fins (orange, black and white). This prolific fish often becomes overpopulated and can out-compete other trout. They are typically found in higher elevation lakes, beaver dams and streams.