What's in a Name? (MidCurrent)
“When it comes to fish and game agencies, how they refer to the various species of fish found in their jurisdiction says a lot about how they view them, and how they are likely to treat them.”
Does this look like a brook trout? New Hampshire Fish and Game thinks it does. (DIANA MALLARD)
NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard chimes in on what we call our fish and what it means in his latest installment in MidCurrent. Special thanks to MidCurrent and sponsor Swift Fly Fishing, makers of Epic Fly Fly Rods, for giving voice to our wild native fish.
“Brook Trout: The term “brook trout” includes brook trout, splake, and Arctic charr (Sunapee trout and blueback trout). – Maine Open Water and Ice Fishing Laws”
“Brook trout: Brook, rainbow, brown and golden trout, Loch Leven trout and all their hybrids. – New Hampshire Freshwater Fishing Digest”
“Referring to a European brown trout as a brook trout in New England is akin to referring to Asian pheasants as ruffed grouse, something we would never do.”
Would you classify a rare Arctic charr the same as a hatchery hybrid splake? Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Does. (BOB MALLARD)
