native trout
Local stream dweller
Native trout are trout species indigenous to a particular watershed or region, as opposed to those introduced through stocking programs.
The term carries conservation weight—native populations are often threatened by habitat loss and competition from stocked fish.
The stream supports a healthy population of native trout.
What counts as native depends on geography: brook trout are native to Appalachia, cutthroat to the Rockies.
- fly fishingCatching fish with imitation insects
- mountain streamFlowing water descending highlands
- streamSteady continuous flow
- freshwater ecosystemNon-salty water community
- spawning groundsWhere fish reproduce
salmonids · river · cutthroat · endangered species · endemic species · lake · habitat restoration · genetic diversity · brook · migration · fish ladder · Paiute · anadromous · golden · folklore · hatchery · fingerling · watershed
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
native troutintroduced species
Organism relocated by humans
invasive species · exotic species · alien species · brown trout · rainbow trout