Inland Fisheries

7.3.2.2 Brown Trout

Brown trout is the most wary and cautious of all the trouts. It can live in relatively warmer waters compared to most other trouts and despite the inroads of civilisation, they seem to hold on their own, better than many native trout. Brown trout prefer the larger streams and are also found in rivers and lakes. They like waters where there are submerged obstacles and crevices under overhanging banks. They frequent the lower ends of pools and like to lie just ahead of rocks in the current. While brown trout prefers to feed on flies and insects, it also feeds on minnows, worms, snails, crawfish and other crustaceans.

The Brown Trout is a very fine game fish and makes excellent eating. It is a native of European waters and were introduced to Himalayan streams first in Kashmir in the 1860’s and later from there to the Beas in the 1920’s.