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Spawning Habits of Brook Trout
About the spawning habits of trout, it may be that some time when walking through the woods in the autumn, possibly hunting ruffed grouse you will come upon some little mountain stream. If you ever do and will take the pains to look for them, you may see some very fine trout in that inconsequential rivulet. In October and November, the temperature of the water having its influence over the exact time, the brook trout may be found at the headwaters of the streams and up the little "feeder" brooks where the spawning takes place. The female constructs the nest; brushing away the sand and gravel with nose and tail so as to form a slight depression in the stream bed, and the eggs are deposited therein. The male trout, at this time of exceptionally high and brilliant coloration, is in constant attendance. The brook trout, however, unlike the black bass, when the spawning is completed gives the nest no further attention. Under natural conditions, as distinguished from fish cultural results, only a very small percentage of the eggs are hatched, possibly, at best, five per cent. The time of incubation is from sixty to ninety days.
Camp, Samuel Granger. The Fine Art of Fishing. New York: Outing Pub., 1911. Print.
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