I fished a small lake today that has a good population of wild Brookies. I used to go there as a kid 30 years ago and only went back again today, it is very rairly fished and i was very pleased to find a good head of fish still there. Is this lake a uniquie in that it holds breeding brookies or are there other lakes around that hold them??

red, what a stunning strain of trout. i would pay good money to fish for them. you are a lucky man. jon.

Fantastic, never seen them in the UK before.

Had a few in the States and one in the Czech Republic but never over here. All River caught.

They do look like the real thing but, as said, I've only ever seen a few so couldn't be sure.

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Roy

Pretty fish aren't they?


I can't find anything on-line, but an old reference book I have records Llyn Tarw near Newtown as having the oldest self sustaining population in Wales.

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They certainly look like brook trout, the white edges on the pelvic and anal fins suggest it. Beautiful fish, wasn't aware there were brook trout in the UK but a bit of googling suggests some fisheries stock them.

How long before you catch a "wild" Tiger Trout?

If its not a commercial fishery, are they still in season?

In the 1970's, many lakes and reservoirs in Wales, were stocked with American Brooke Trout! The Brookies in the photos are identical to the many fish we caught in the 1970's, Possibly some survivors of breeding stock from that period! Brecon and the Beacons Reservoirs were stocked with these fish! American Brookies must be breeding in the UK? But originally Stocked.

what fantastic looking fish, I've never caught a brookie myself but would certainly relish the challenge! Well done and keep posting great pictures.

Paul.

This is one (I think),I caught. Not quite as vivid as RD's but I was very thrilled with him.

Apparently, they require very, very clean cold water and are becoming a rarity even in the US, or so I've been told.

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Are they Arctic Char or Brook Trout? The same family but I thought that the brookies were greener on the back and had those weird markings like a marble trout. Google Image Result for http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/salmonidae/brook_trout.jpg

Eons ago on a destination trip I caught searun arctic char (and possibly Dolly Varden) and they looked more similar to the fish in these photos.

With the trusty google, an article about arctic char in County Clare. The Dodo of County Clare – a tragic story of the Arctic char in County Clare