Brown trout were the dominant species in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and parts of Wisconsin within 100 years of being introduced. In Western Michigan’s Pere Marquette River the first of these fish were released into the wild. ![]() In 1883 German ichthyologist Baron Lucius von Behr shipped 80,000 red spotted brown trout eggs to his American colleague and angler Fred Mather at the Caledonia fish Hatchery in New York State. Most of the brown trout that we chase here in Colorado are species from Germany and Loch Leven, Scotland. Brown trout have been introduced in 45 of 50 US states and have self sustaining populations in 34 states. ![]() Specific countries include Ireland, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, France, Greece, Armenia, Afghanistan, and Turkey. This is mainly due to the cutthroat populations dwindling.īrown trout are native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. However, due to their voracious nature, they are considered an invasive species in many rivers and streams here in the west. Although most of the browns in Colorado are self sustaining, naturally reproducing populations, they are not indigenous to North America.
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