07-06-2010, 09:55 PM
Can we belive wiapedia? If so here is what they say.
[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout[/url]
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Freshwater brown trout range in colour from largely silver with relatively few spots and a white belly, to the more well known brassy brown cast fading to creamy white on the fish's belly, with medium-sized spots surrounded by lighter haloes. The more silver forms can be mistaken for rainbow trout. Regional variants include the so-called "[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Leven"][#0645ad]Loch Leven[/#0645ad][/url]" trout, distinguished by larger fins, a slimmer body, and heavy black spotting, but lacking red spots. The continental European strain features a lighter golden cast with some red spotting and fewer dark spots. It is important to remember that both strains can show considerable individual variation from this general description. Early stocking efforts in the United States used fish taken from [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland"][#0645ad]Scotland[/#0645ad][/url] and [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"][#0645ad]Germany[/#0645ad][/url]. The Loch Leven strain is more often found in the western United States, while the "German brown" is found more toward the Midwest and East.
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[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout[/url]
short version......
Freshwater brown trout range in colour from largely silver with relatively few spots and a white belly, to the more well known brassy brown cast fading to creamy white on the fish's belly, with medium-sized spots surrounded by lighter haloes. The more silver forms can be mistaken for rainbow trout. Regional variants include the so-called "[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Leven"][#0645ad]Loch Leven[/#0645ad][/url]" trout, distinguished by larger fins, a slimmer body, and heavy black spotting, but lacking red spots. The continental European strain features a lighter golden cast with some red spotting and fewer dark spots. It is important to remember that both strains can show considerable individual variation from this general description. Early stocking efforts in the United States used fish taken from [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland"][#0645ad]Scotland[/#0645ad][/url] and [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"][#0645ad]Germany[/#0645ad][/url]. The Loch Leven strain is more often found in the western United States, while the "German brown" is found more toward the Midwest and East.
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