How to Use brook trout in a Sentence

brook trout

noun
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  • Brown and brook trout spawn in the fall, and trout of all species love to feed on their eggs.
    — Field & Stream, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Since those hurdles were cleared, brook trout have been on the rebound in Lynn Camp Prong.
    — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2021
  • What does that say about the future of the ruffed grouse that leads us to the woodland covert, or the brook trout that lures us to the mountain stream?
    — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 23 July 2014
  • Now, brook trout once again spawn at the Trout Creek headwaters.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Score a riverfront site to catch rainbow and brook trout, or rent tubes to float the Saco River.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 12 June 2019
  • Finally, the fish broke water: A brook trout's square tail flashed in front of us.
    — John Lahr, Esquire, 16 June 2016
  • After 75 years, Colorado has a new state record for brook trout.
    — Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Crescent Lake, about 2 miles from Big Lake, is stocked with rainbow and brook trout.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Rainbows in the 14-inch range are common, along with smaller brook trout.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • The sterile hybrids are a cross between a female brown trout and a male brook trout.
    — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Tiger trout might also have the white stripe on their lower fins, similar to the brook trout.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 31 May 2023
  • The wildlife agency says tiger trout are born from brown trout and brook trout, and the species is considered sterile.
    — Cortney Moore, Fox News, 30 June 2023
  • Don’t buy gas station glasses and expect to spot as many brook trout in a stream or bonefish in the flats.
    — Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Now fish have returned in droves: Atlantic salmon, alewives, baby eels, shad and brook trout, to name a few.
    — Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The brook trout are native,’' wrote Brett Damm, a Maine guide and fly-fishing expert who runs a sports shop in Rangeley.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Tiger trout are a cross between a female eastern brook trout and a male German brown trout.
    — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Of these, Paynes gets the highest traffic, set just off the PCT, with large campsites, good fishing for brook trout and swimming.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
  • Maine The best freshwater fly-fishing here isn't on rivers but on lakes, where the target of choice is native brook trout.
    — Darrell Hartman, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The current Arkansas brook trout record is 5 pounds, which means Gray’s trout would have been a new state record if it hadn’t been released.
    — Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023
  • One recently stocked 6-inch-long brook trout also came to hand and was released.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Anglers decamp here in May and June to dry-fly fish for brook trout and landlocked salmon in September.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 26 July 2017
  • The headwaters above the creek are full of brook trout and remain local anglers’ favorite spots.
    — Neil Norman, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2019
  • After a few more spot treatments with rotenone, Soda Butte was declared brook trout free.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Bargain hunters should act on the three-course list, a snapshot of the chef’s range that recently featured brook trout and short rib en croute as entrees.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • For those willing to pack in their reel, Brown’s Creek boasts innumerable cutthroat and brook trout!
    — Heather Balogh Rochfort, The Know, 28 July 2020
  • Survey staff found small brook trout in a tributary to Lake Colden in August.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Smoked brook trout, mutton, an endive salad, a Margaux open on the sideboard.
    — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Steel poles will be erected near streams where brook trout spawn, and in locations that could disrupt scenic vistas.
    — New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • The strain of brook trout used in the Wisconsin hatchery system spawns twice and dies, Damman said, and typically doesn't live longer than three years.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2021
  • About a mile and a half into the hike, a sign marks the junction for Grass Lake and its supply of undersized brook trout mere minutes away in a lime-green meadow.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017

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