The Freshwater Fishing Blog of New England

Welcome to The Freshwater Fishing Blog of New England.

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Great photographs, diagrams and analysis of fish caught in New England. Catches, spots, techniques and lures. All fish are caught and identified while stream, river, pond or lake fishing in and around New England.

I am a Fisherman in the Massachusetts area. I post pictures of the fish I catch along with helpful anatomical diagrams. I also discuss related material and other information available on species identification.

Feel free to email me pictures of catches, especially the fish you're not familiar with. I identify species, post diagrams and discuss characteristics. (keel33@gmail.com)

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Brown Trout

Caught a nice Brown Trout in Amherst MA. You can see the characteristic small dark spots on a lighter, usually brownish, background. The spots are much larger than other trout and salmon (pupil sized) and are usually colored red or orange. The fish can easily be mistaken for a Rainbow trout and landlocked salmon.

Brown trout have a maxilla that extends past the posterior edge of the eye, whereas salmon have a maxilla that extends no further than the posterior of the pupil.