Brown Trout

Q: Can you eat Brown Trout?

Firm, flavorful flesh ranging from cream to pink; moderately fatty with a richer taste than rainbow trout. Excellent pan-fried, baked, or smoked; highly regarded as a European table fish.

Q: How big does Brown Trout get?

Brown Trout can grow up to 140.0 cm long and weigh 20.0 kg.

Q: Where is Brown Trout found?

Native to Europe and western Asia from Iceland and the British Isles east through Scandinavia, the Alps, and the Caucasus. Anadromous sea trout migrate between Atlantic coastal waters and freshwater rivers. Rivers, streams, and lakes across Europe, western Asia, and North Africa; widely introduced. Inhabits clear, cold to temperate rivers (8-18°C) over gravel and rock. Anadromous sea-run populations exis

Q: Is Brown Trout endangered?

The conservation status of Brown Trout is Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List.

Q: What family does Brown Trout belong to?

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) belongs to the family Salmonidae (Salmons and trouts) in the order Salmoniformes (Salmon and trout).

Abstract

Renowned for its wariness, the brown trout is a European and western Asian salmonid so cautious that large individuals turn nocturnal and shift to hunting smaller fish. Golden-brown flanks scattered with haloed black and orange-red spots distinguish it, while sea-run fish take on a silvery sheen. Native from Iceland and the British Isles through Scandinavia, the Alps, and the Caucasus, it favours clear, cool rivers and lakes over gravel and rock. Introduced across the globe, it has become a defining challenge for fly fishers wherever it swims. It reaches 1.4 metres, and its firm, cream-to-pink flesh is richer than that of rainbow trout, while the species is assessed as Least Concern.