brown trout

noun

: a speckled European trout (Salmo trutta) widely introduced as a game fish

Examples of brown trout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Native fish are highly susceptible to fish-eating predators like the brown trout. The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024 Read Next: The Best Trout Fly Rods, Tested and Reviewed Tiger trout are a cross between a brown trout and a brook trout. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024 Horsethief became a popular destination because of its fantastic fishing — kokanee, rainbow trout and brown trout fill the lake. Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Bounties have been placed on the heads of brown trout in parts of Arizona and on pike minnows in Oregon and Washington, but neither are close to gone. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023 And to protect spawning brown trout, Montana officials have decided to halt fishing two weeks earlier than usual, on Sept. 30, for portions of the Big Hole, Ruby and Beaverhead Rivers. Jim Robbins, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023 Stocked in summer with rainbow and brown trout, Riggs Flat Lake is a beautiful fishing and camping spot. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024 Other annual species stocking goals in Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan are 500,000 coho salmon, 460,000 steelhead (rainbow trout), 450,000 brown trout, 50,000 brook trout and 45,000 lake trout. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of fish, including brown trout and white lake chub, as well as dozens of salmon, often congregated in the patch of cold water from the well to escape the heat. TIME, 23 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brown trout was in 1726

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“Brown trout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20trout. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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brown trout

noun
: a speckled European trout widely introduced as a game fish

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