Color and pigment patterns seem to matter during fall spawning, too. The fins and bellies of brook trout, like the maple leaves above, turn orange in the fall. While shortened day length triggers ...

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More than 700 miles of spring-fed streams make southeastern Minnesota an ideal place to watch for brook trout during fall hikes. Male brook trout sport their most vibrant colors during fall spawning, ...

DECORAH – Fishing Iowa’s trout streams this fall is a unique way to enjoy the cool weather and marvel at the amazing colors of fall and Iowa’s prize trout. Male brown and brook trout will display ...

Looking for genetic clues in the coloring of wild brook and brown trout across Pennsylvania, Penn State researchers are asking anglers to share photos of the trout they catch. They want anglers to ...

If you are out fishing, taking a photo of your catch might benefit Penn State University researchers. The researchers are asking for anglers’ help in evaluating the colors, pattern variations and ...

October is known as the month of the illuminated woods. We reached the overall peak of autumn colors over much of Minnesota last week with the fiery red, burnt-orange and golden-yellow on sugar maples ...

When I was 10, I carried a tin can of worms and a battered fishing rod to the wild shores of Brickyard Pond, in the woods behind our subdivision. We caught mostly scrappy sunfish and white perch, with ...