BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 18, 2022
Maine is home to the widest diversity of brook trout in the nation. We have large lake fish, pond fish, big river fish, a range of stream fish and sea-run fish. This is part of what makes Maine special. There are two lifeforms of brook trout, or life history strategies, that are notably different than the rest: Sea-run and coasters. Sea-run brook trout, or salters, are best described as diadromous, meaning they move between freshwater and saltwater. Wild native brook trout are also found in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. From sprawling Moosehead Lake in Maine to tiny backcountry beaver ponds in the Midwest, and from large rivers such as the Rapid in Maine, to small mountain headwater streams in southern Appalachia, brook trout occupy a wide range of habitat. ~ Bob Mallard