Interesting Brook Trout Info from a Scientist

[dudemanspecial]

Salmonoidae...

Whitefish?

 

[wildtrout2]

Whitefish?

Yep

 

[Oregon_OwlII]

I gotta say that this divergence is a nice change of pace from how these threads usually go.

And it happened almost instantaneously.

 

[Oregon_OwlII]

What are the rules regarding someone who is banned returning under a different user name?

It's a violation.

 

[Acristickid]

Is he asserting that Brook trout never existed in PA?
If so, Brooks to the north and south but not here? What’s his explanation for that- there were wiped out for poor land use, pollution and stocking? Now replaced with the genes influenced by stocking. Just making sure I got it right.

What is the scientific based rebuttal towards this biologists assertions?

 

[mgmunson]

What we call brook trout are in fact brook trout, not a different species.

Brook trout are found from Canada south to Georgia and west to Wisconsin. And they've been introduced and have established wild populations in the western US.

There is genetic variation, but they are all the same species.

I’m not saying they’re not. I’m saying he is. I don’t know enough or care enough. I just know those little gemmies are rad and I catch em in rad places, too!

 

[PennKev]

Is he asserting that Brook trout never existed in PA?
If so, Brooks to the north and south but not here? What’s his explanation for that- there were wiped out for poor land use, pollution and stocking? Now replaced with the genes influenced by stocking. Just making sure I got it right.

What is the scientific based rebuttal towards this biologists assertions?

He's saying our brook trout aren't brook trout because they're different than other brook trout.

Due to this obvious confusion, and lack of an official name, I propose to name them P!ss Trickle Trout (salvelinus gemmipickle)

 

[dudemanspecial]

They used to be brook trout. They still are, but they used to be too.

 

[caddisflyer]

non native sardines

 

[Bamboozle]

non native sardines

Does that mean we get to call the really small gemmies, "brisling?"