NORTH ADAMS — Dams are a major barrier to brook trout, a fish native to New England that populates the Hoosic River. Why? “They’re not good jumpers,” said Zach Adams, a Sheffield-based project manager ...

I grew up fishing, hiking, making maple syrup, and enjoying outdoor activities. I still do a lot of those activities, especially fishing. One of the native fish species that are supposed to be in New ...

ZUMBRO FALLS (AP) - Brook trout are thriving again in Cold Spring Brook and other streams in southeastern Minnesota, thanks to a secret locked in their genes. Brook trout are the only trout native to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Native brook trout, the official state fish of New York, are resurging into Adirondack streams once thought dead because of acid rain. According to a federal study, their ...

The brook trout, the only species of trout native to Connecticut, will soon be getting a minimum size limit to harvest for the first time in over 70 years. Officials with the state’s Department of ...

Pennsylvania stocks about 3.2 million trout annually, but only 4% are brook trout, the state fish. The number of stocked brook trout has been significantly reduced since 2016 to protect wild ...