One of the marvels of fishing is looking at the different colors and patterns on a trout. It’s fascinating to look at the spots and designs that are unique to each brook, brown or rainbow you catch.

If you get the chance to fish for native brook trout in their home waters, don't pass it up. There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport ...

If you are out fishing, taking a photo of your catch might benefit Penn State University researchers. The researchers are asking for anglers’ help in evaluating the colors, pattern variations and ...

When I was 10, I carried a tin can of worms and a battered fishing rod to the wild shores of Brickyard Pond, in the woods behind our subdivision. We caught mostly scrappy sunfish and white perch, with ...

Pennsylvania's state fish is a freshwater favorite — the brook trout. The brook goes by several names locally, including brown trout, brookie and speckled trout.It is also the only native trout not ...

Vacation took me to Lake Superior’s North Shore recently, where many of the small streams that dump into the lake contain brook trout. These streams, in their upper reaches where the waters are cool ...

Petersburg W.Va. — Our state fish, the brook trout, is simply beautiful. It's also a fascinating species, being the only member of the salmon family native to West Virginia. This means they require ...

If you get the chance to fish for native brook trout in their home waters, don't pass it up. There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...