Brook Trout - Bag of 25
5-8" fish; sold in sets of 25. Brook trout are native to eastern North America and require a year-round supply of cold, oxygenated water (45-60 F is optimal). The brook trout is generally considered a favorite game fish with its beauty, easy catchability, and unrivaled table appeal, all combining to make it the highly reputable fish that it is! See below for important considerations and habitat requirements.
5-8" fish; sold in sets of 25. Brook trout are native to eastern North America and require a year-round supply of cold, oxygenated water (45-60 F is optimal). The brook trout is generally considered a favorite game fish with its beauty, easy catchability, and unrivaled table appeal, all combining to make it the highly reputable fish that it is! See below for important considerations and habitat requirements.
5-8" fish; sold in sets of 25. Brook trout are native to eastern North America and require a year-round supply of cold, oxygenated water (45-60 F is optimal). The brook trout is generally considered a favorite game fish with its beauty, easy catchability, and unrivaled table appeal, all combining to make it the highly reputable fish that it is! See below for important considerations and habitat requirements.
What you need to know about stocking trout - Please read!
There are some important considerations to keep in mind if you would like to stock your private pond with trout. Please feel free to reach out to us to determine whether your water body is appropriate.
· These are not genetically native trout. They have been bred in captivity and are partially adapted for aquaculture systems, not purely the conditions found in nature.
· Brook trout require cooler temperatures and tend to eat more living things within the water column. Rainbows can survive warmer temps and are more likely to eat from the surface.
· All trout survive best in cold, oxygenated water. While they have been bred to live and grow in the suggested temperature ranges, temps higher than 60-65 degrees begin to stress the fish. These temperatures should therefore be considered the maximum limit. While the fish will likely survive short exposures to temps higher than this, it will stress them, and they may eventually die.
· To provide oxygen through the winter (when the surface is frozen and no longer exchanges with the atmosphere), the water body must have a continual flow of water (either spring or stream). If there is not a continual flow, an aerator should be installed near the water surface. A lined pond with no inflow or aerator will run out of oxygen when iced over for the winter, and fish will likely not survive. It is best to install an aerator near the surface, so that it does not bring up and warm the cooler water from below.
· Trout sensitivity to higher temperature is due to their high oxygen requirements. To guarantee their survival, please ensure that they have access to cooler water by providing a habitat which is at least 9’ deep. If not, the water may become too cold during the winter, or too warm during the summer (these fish have been bred to live in water between 40 – 65 degrees). Another thing you can do is to provide shading for the water.
· It is best to NOT feed the fish when the sun is high. Feeding fish when the surface water is above 70 degrees can kill them. It may be best not to feed them at all during the warm summer months, or only feed at dawn or dusk.
Generally, it is okay to mix different species of trout or trout of different sizes. In some situations, competition, limited feed, and cannibalism can destroy the weaker and/or smaller trout. Trout will eat other trout half their size or less. However, a healthy pond with plenty of insects and plant life will minimize any incompatibility.
How many trout would be suitable for a pond? Quantities & Feeding - Pond conditions dictate numbers and species of trout to stock. The average one-acre pond with a depth of eight feet that stays full with fresh water all summer can generally support 300 trout. If the waters are spring fed, and the temperatures are consistent, then stocking once every few years may work. If there are predators such as heron, mink, or fishers present, you may want to stock annually. Ponds that are older than three years should have enough aquatic insect larvae, worms, tadpoles, etc. for trout to eat. Newer ponds that lack substrate such as a vegetative buffer around the pond and with submerged and benthic plants, may not support these natural foods. Also, feeding fish may cause an increase in nutrients to the pond, which can then lead to the growth of algae.