brook trout

noun
1.
Also called speckled trout. a common trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, of eastern North America.
2.
brown trout.
Origin
1830-40, Americanism
Examples from the web for brook trout
  • Species that have been introduced, such as brown trout and brook trout, are abundant.
  • If you've ever fished for wild brook trout, you know that they can hear your footfalls quite aways away.
  • The combined possession limit for rainbow, brown, cutthroat and brook trout is five per day.
  • The brook trout taken have been notable for their size.
  • The use of baitfish is prohibited to help protect the brook trout fishery.
British Dictionary definitions for brook trout

brook trout

noun
1.
a North American freshwater trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, introduced in Europe and valued as a food and game fish Also called speckled trout