Colorado Fish Species

An entry to Colorado in the late 1800s, the brook trout feeds on aquatic and terrestrial insects and will rise to a large range of small lures, baits and flies. Brook trout have white spots (worm-shaped on top) on a dark background with tri-colored outlined fins (orange, black and white). This prolific fish often becomes overpopulated and can out-compete other trout. They are typically found in higher elevation lakes, beaver dams and streams.

Above Courtesy of Colorado Division of Wildlife 

Colorado Record 

Kept             7 lb 10 oz
Released    26 inches

Colorado Master Angler Award qualifying length for Brook Trout is 16"