Brown Trout Fishing, A Real Challenge
By Ken Austin, Fri Dec 9th

Brown fishing can prove very challenging. This is due inpart to the fact that brown are smart fish. They tend tofeed at dusk or at night. They do put up a fight though and thatcan be a great challenge to the fisherman. But, because of thedifficultly to catch the brown trout, this fish has not been abig time game fish. But, there is much to know about it anyway.

The brown trout, or Salmo Trutta, is also known by other namesincluding German brown trout, German trout, English brown trout,European brown or Brownies. The brown is generally asmall fish. It ranges in length from 16 inches to about twofeet. It weighs up to eight pounds. The coloring on this fishtends to be light brown on the backs and silvery on the sidesand bottom.

The brown is natively a European fish. In the waters ofthe Atlantic and even into western Asia is where they wereoriginally found. They were introduced in the United States andCanada in 1883. They can now be found in most of the Canadianwaters and the Great Lakes. The fish themselves seem to have hadtrouble being successful in the Canadian waters, but have beensuccessful in Lake Michigan. When introduced there, they provedto be able to withstand intense degraded habitats that othertrout could not survive in.

The survival of the brown is due in part to the fact thatthey like to feed at night and therefore the adult has very fewpredators. In fact, its main predator is the human fisherman.The brown has been stocked in the Michigan Lake for yearsand has become an important part of the lake's ecosystem. Browntrout fishing is very popular here. In many places, surf castingbrown has become a popular sport.

About the author:Ken Austin http://trout-fishing.gdrmarketing.com