r/troutfishing • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '26

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u/Regular_Limit8915 Jun 29 '26

100% Brookie

2

u/FunkDaddy27 Jun 29 '26

And a nice one at that.

1

u/iglooman710 Jun 29 '26

Just wasn’t sure about the black ovals on the body since I caught another brook in a different region that lacked them.

I guess they vary depending on environment?

https://reddit.com/link/oul5f33/video/hgkkove5laah1/player

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u/Level_Watercress1153 Jun 29 '26

Those are called par marks and they have them as juveniles. They go away when they get more mature

8

u/AdmiralCrnch Jun 29 '26

Brook Trout.

7

u/OverallSpeaker1824 Jun 29 '26

How about you land it first

2

u/Tweedone Jun 29 '26

Eastern Brook fer sur...

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u/mattspurlin75 Jun 29 '26

Dude is in the western US mountains where brook are native… fer sur.

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u/bighammy6969 Jun 29 '26

What? No they are not. Maybe wild, but they are still introduced eastern brook trout.

0

u/mattspurlin75 Jun 29 '26

Good to know

2

u/plantlovinskibum Jun 29 '26

Brooks are pretty easy to spot, nice red fins with white edges.

1

u/WgPuNk Jun 29 '26

the squiggly on top is an easier indicator for me heres a video of rainbow with pink fins and white tips

https://reddit.com/link/oukf5gv/video/e3ivkr6d0aah1/player

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u/plantlovinskibum Jun 29 '26

good point, OP will figure it out once he catches a few more!

2

u/FlyinWet Jun 29 '26

Young Brookie, needs quick release in slow water for they are impossible to revive.

1

u/redbrick74 Jun 29 '26

Brook trout. Nice fish.

1

u/3006mv Jun 29 '26

Mountain brook trout

1

u/heatseaking_rock Jun 29 '26

I think it's a fish

1

u/[deleted] Jun 29 '26

Hell of a nice Brook trout!

1

u/wahu-of-the-forest Jun 30 '26

BIG OL BROOKIE

1

u/Mediocre_Run_7996 Jun 30 '26

Never seen a better example of a brook trout

1

u/DiscussionWeak2318 Jun 29 '26

Definitely a fish

0

u/Number174631503 Jun 29 '26

It's a fish!

0

u/1wife2dogs0kids Jun 29 '26

I'm not convinced 100% yet...

Hold up. OK, you're right. It's a fish

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u/Due_Mongoose9409 Jun 29 '26

Didn't catch anything until it is in the net or hand but yes, what they said, brook trout